TY - JOUR
T1 - Oesophageal cancer treated by photodynamic therapy alone or followed by radiation therapy
AU - Calzavara, F.
AU - Tomio, L.
AU - Corti, L.
AU - Zorat, P. L.
AU - Barone, I.
AU - Peracchia, A.
AU - Norberto, L.
AU - D'Arcais, R. Flores
AU - Berti, F.
PY - 1990
Y1 - 1990
N2 - Photodynamic therapy (PDT) with porphyrins and red light is receiving increasing attention in the management of malignant tumours. At present PDT is primarily indicated for the treatment of superficial or early-stage lesions. At the Department of Radiotherapy and the First Institute of Surgery in Padova (Italy) more than 150 cases of tumours of different types have been treated using this technique. This paper briefly describes 21 cases of superficial oesophageal cancer. A complete response was observed in 11 of 21 cases. Radiation therapy appeared to be very effective as a salvage treatment of non-response patients.
AB - Photodynamic therapy (PDT) with porphyrins and red light is receiving increasing attention in the management of malignant tumours. At present PDT is primarily indicated for the treatment of superficial or early-stage lesions. At the Department of Radiotherapy and the First Institute of Surgery in Padova (Italy) more than 150 cases of tumours of different types have been treated using this technique. This paper briefly describes 21 cases of superficial oesophageal cancer. A complete response was observed in 11 of 21 cases. Radiation therapy appeared to be very effective as a salvage treatment of non-response patients.
KW - haematoporphyrin
KW - haematoporphyrin derivative
KW - Photodynamic therapy
KW - superficial oesophageal cancer.
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U2 - 10.1016/1011-1344(90)85086-C
DO - 10.1016/1011-1344(90)85086-C
M3 - Article
C2 - 2146377
AN - SCOPUS:0025441301
VL - 6
SP - 167
EP - 174
JO - Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology
JF - Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology
SN - 1011-1344
IS - 1-2
ER -