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Treatment of head and neck cancer with photodynamic therapy: results after one year [PDF]

, 1995
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a new and promising treatment modality for the treatment of malignant disease. This paper reports the preliminary experience of our group in the use of this therapy for the treatment of tumours arising in the head and neck ...
McKelvie, P, Kenyon, GS, Gardiner, Q, DeJode, ML, Dilkes, MG   +4 more
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The effect of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy adjunct to non-surgical periodontal therapy on the treatment of periodontitis in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis

, 2023
Background: The purpose of the present systematic review and meta-analysis was to assess the impact of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy adjunct to non-surgical periodontal treatment on individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Pierre Geraldo Braz da Silva-Junior, Luís Otávio Miranda Cota, Lucas Guimarães Abreu, Fernando Oliveira Costa, Fernando de Oliveira Costa, Luís Otávio de Miranda Cota, Rafael Paschoal Esteves-Lima, Rafael Paschoal Esteves Lima   +7 more
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Ferroptosis promotes 5-aminolevulinate acid-based photodynamic therapy in cervical cancer

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Background: Cervical cancer has the highest incidence rate among all gynecologic malignancies. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a minimal invasive treatment widely used in various tumors.
Qiyu Liu, Qin Han, Jiaxin Shi, Zhangxin Wu, Lingyu Ma, Yuan Li, Haojie He, Hongyan Guo   +7 more
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Activity of the Vascular-Disrupting Agent 5,6-Dimethylxanthenone-4-Acetic Acid against Human Head and Neck Carcinoma Xenografts

Neoplasia: An International Journal for Oncology Research, 2006
Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) constitute a majority of the tumors of the upper aerodigestive tract and continue to present a significant therapeutic challenge.
Mukund Seshadri, Richard Mazurchuk, Joseph A. Spernyak, Arup Bhattacharya, Youcef M. Rustum, David A. Bellnier   +5 more
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Photodynamic therapy in the esophagus

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy, 2004
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) involves in situ photo-activation of photosensitizers by light at appropriate wavelength, generating highly active singlet oxygen and free radicals. For esophageal mucosal dysplasia such as high-grade dysplasia or intramucosal cancer, curative endoluminal therapy including PDT is now a reality.
Shou-Jiang, Tang, Norman E, Marcon
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Photodynamic therapy in brain cancer: mechanisms, clinical and preclinical studies and therapeutic challenges

Frontiers in Chemistry, 2023
Cancer is a main cause of death and preferred methods of therapy depend on the type of tumor and its location. Gliomas are the most common primary intracranial tumor, accounting for 81% of malignant brain tumors.
Wojciech Domka, Dorota Bartusik-Aebisher, Izabela Rudy, Klaudia Dynarowicz, Karolina Pięta, David Aebisher   +5 more
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Two-Photon Absorption-Molecular Structure Investigation Using a Porphycene Chromophore with Potential in Photodynamic Therapy [PDF]

, 2012
Porphycenes have been shown to exhibit many advantageous properties when it comes to the application of two-photon absorption (TPA), a technique with potential use in the area of photodynamic therapy (PDT).
Paterson, Martin J; id_orcid, Bergendahl, L Therese   +1 more
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Repetitive Daylight Photodynamic Therapy versus Cryosurgery for Prevention of Actinic Keratoses in Photodamaged Facial Skin: A Prospective, Randomized Controlled Multicentre Two-armed Study

Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2021
Actinic keratoses are a chronic condition in ultraviolet-damaged skin, with a risk of progressing to invasive skin cancer. The aim of this study was to investigate the preventive potential of field-directed repetitive daylight photodynamic therapy for ...
Sigrid Karrer, Rolf-Markus Szeimies, Wolfgang G. Philipp-Dormston, Peter A. Gerber, Welf Prager, Elisabeth Datz, Florian Zeman, Karolina Müller, Michael Koller   +8 more
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Photodynamic therapy in Argentina

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy, 2006
The use of endogenous Protoporphyrin IX generated through the heme biosynthetic pathway after administration of 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) has led to many applications in photodynamic therapy (PDT). In Buenos Aires, Argentina, the Centro de Investigaciones sobre Porfirinas y Porfirias (CIPYP), reported for the first time, in 1975, porphyrin synthesis ...
Adriana, Casas, Alcira, Batlle
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Coagulation-balance gene predictors influencing visual prognosis in patients treated with photodynamic therapy for classic choroidal neovascularization secondary to age-related macular degeneration. [PDF]

, 2010
PURPOSE: To determine whether different coagulation-balance genetic polymorphisms explain the variable clinical outcomes of photodynamic therapy with verteporfin (PDT-V) in Caucasian patients with classic or predominantly classic choroidal ...
Romano, Mario
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