1987
DOI: 10.1002/lsm.1900070602
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Photodynamic therapy for treatment of malignant cutaneous lesions

Abstract: Photodynamic therapy, employing either hematoporphyrin derivative or dihematoporphyrin ether as the photosensitizer and an argon-pumped tunable dye laser as the activating light source, was used to treat ten patients who had primary or recurrent basal or squamous cell carcinoma or infiltrating ductal cell carcinoma lesions metastatic to the skin. Of the 155 sites that were treated, various degrees of edema, erythema, and necrosis, sometimes accompanied by blistering, were evident in all areas within 24 to 48 h… Show more

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“…Topical ALA-PDT resulted in CR rates between 10 and 100% [9, 10, 12-15, 34, 42-50] depending on the size and the thickness of the BCCs and was proportional to the light intensity [10] (table 1). In contrast to early enthusiastic clinical reports [36], histological and long-term follow-up studies showed a less favorable outcome especially in large tumors, probably due to insufficient and inhomogeneous ALA penetration and inhomogeneous light irradiation [15,38,64]. Although primary surgery remains the treatment of choice in large tumors, pretreatment with PDT may improve the cosmetic and functional outcome in difficult locations [12].…”
Section: Summary Of Studies On Pdt In Dermatologymentioning
confidence: 85%
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“…Topical ALA-PDT resulted in CR rates between 10 and 100% [9, 10, 12-15, 34, 42-50] depending on the size and the thickness of the BCCs and was proportional to the light intensity [10] (table 1). In contrast to early enthusiastic clinical reports [36], histological and long-term follow-up studies showed a less favorable outcome especially in large tumors, probably due to insufficient and inhomogeneous ALA penetration and inhomogeneous light irradiation [15,38,64]. Although primary surgery remains the treatment of choice in large tumors, pretreatment with PDT may improve the cosmetic and functional outcome in difficult locations [12].…”
Section: Summary Of Studies On Pdt In Dermatologymentioning
confidence: 85%
“…(fig. 1, 5) For systemically administered porphyrins, CR rates from 31 to 100% have been reported [35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43]. Topical ALA-PDT resulted in CR rates between 10 and 100% [9, 10, 12-15, 34, 42-50] depending on the size and the thickness of the BCCs and was proportional to the light intensity [10] (table 1).…”
Section: Summary Of Studies On Pdt In Dermatologymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Os autores sugerem que isso ocorra, provavelmente, porque a PDT inibe o sistema de reparo celular responsável pela termoinativação, ou porque a hipertermia inibe o sistema de reparo responsável pela resposta celular à PDT (WALDOW et al, 1987 Tendo em vista o exposto, estudos visando a elucidação dos mecanismos de ação sinérgica das terapias supracitadas, bem como avaliando sua eficácia e viabilidade, são necessários para que haja uma alternativa confiável às terapias antitumorais convencionais, as quais são caracterizadas por desencadearem efeitos deletérios sérios que prejudicam a qualidade de vida dos pacientes. A terapia hipertérmica aplicada juntamente com a terapia fotodinâmica é uma maneira de diminuir efeitos deletérios causados pelas intervenções terapêuticas convencionais e de combater tumores sem a necessidade de métodos invasivos.…”
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“…Trabalhos na literatura demonstram que a hipertermia é mais eficaz nas regiões mais profundas dos tumores. Assim, PDT e terapia hipertérmica parecem se complementar ao induzirem danos celulares a regiões distintas e sobrepostas na massa tumoral (WALDOW et al, 1987). Além disso, aliando as duas terapias, a concentração de fotossensibilizador utilizada pode ser diminuída, suprimindo os efeitos colaterais da terapia fotodinâmica.…”
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