Since the non-specific and non-selective modes of traditional treatments make it difficult to treat cancers, novel nano-aided technologies are necessary to fill those gaps in the current methods. Photo-Chemo Therapy (PCT) has been a cynosure as it has a great scope in the cancer management. Typically, both photo thermal (PTT) and photodynamic therapies (PDT) in combination with chemotherapy using nano-substrates have found to be beneficial. Though PCT has gained attention these days, nano assisted PCT is a budding field. This review focusses recent developments and trends in PCT approaches and implications in details which includes rise of various hybrid nanomaterials integrating PCT with imaging techniques as well as NIR (near infrared) dye based self-assembled nanostructures. Overall, this review would give readers not only an idea on new trends using different novel nano approaches in PCT, but also to help them understand its potential to improve or translate current systems for a better cancer management in near future.

由于传统治疗的非特异性和非选择性模式使其难以治疗癌症，因此有必要采用新型的纳米辅助技术来填补当前方法中的空白。光化学疗法（PCT）由于在癌症治疗中具有广阔的应用前景而广为人知。通常，已发现光热疗法（PTT）和光动力疗法（PDT）结合使用纳米底物的化学疗法都是有益的。尽管PCT近来已引起关注，但纳米辅助PCT是一个新兴领域。这篇综述着重介绍了PCT方法的最新发展和趋势以及所涉及的细节，包括各种将PCT与成像技术集成在一起的杂化纳米材料以及基于NIR（近红外）染料的自组装纳米结构的兴起。总体，