Table 6.

EGFR-targeted PDT performed with EGFR ligands as targeting agents and conjugated with carrier molecules.

Targeting Agent	PS	Cargo	In Vitro Studies	In Vivo Studies	Ref.
Erlotinib	Heptamethine cyanine dye (Cy7)	Chitosan nanoparticles	A549, PC-9, H1975	A549, PC-9, or H1975 cells in female Balb/c-nude mice	[130]
Erlotinib	Indocyanine green (ICG)	Chitosan nanoparticles	PC9		[131]
Erlotinib	Indocyanine green (ICG)	Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN)	A549, PC-9, and H1975	A549, PC-9, or H1975 cells in Balb/c nude mice	[132]