Does new photosensitizer improve photodynamic therapy in advanced esophageal carcinoma?

Background and Objective Polyhematoporphyrin (Photosan®) as sensitizers for photodynamic therapy (PDT) in advanced esophageal cancer carry the risk of prolonged photosensitivity of the skin. New sensitizers such as 5‐aminolaevulinic acid (ALA) with low rates of skin phototoxicity appear to be promis...

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Published inLasers in surgery and medicine Vol. 29; no. 4; pp. 323 - 327
Main Authors Maier, Alfred, Tomaselli, Florian, Matzi, Veronika, Rehak, Peter, Pinter, Hans, Smolle-Jüttner, Freyja M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.01.2001
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