1. Efficacy of photodynamic therapy for basal cell carcinoma using photosensitizers of different classes
- Author
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Y S, Romanko, M A, Kaplan, S A, Ivanov, V N, Galkin, Y V, Molochkova, Z S, Kuntsevich, E I, Tretiakova, T E, Sukhova, V A, Molochkov, and A V, Molochkov
- Subjects
Adult ,Aged, 80 and over ,Male ,Glucosamine ,Indoles ,Photosensitizing Agents ,Porphyrins ,Skin Neoplasms ,Chlorophyllides ,Middle Aged ,Disease-Free Survival ,Photochemotherapy ,Carcinoma, Basal Cell ,Organometallic Compounds ,Humans ,Female ,Aged - Abstract
The paper presented results of photodynamic therapy for 139 patients with basal cell carcinoma. We conducted a study of the efficacy and safety of four methods of photodynamic therapy. There were used the following photosensitizers: photohem, photosens, photolon and photodithazine. Photodynamic therapy using photosensitizers of chlorine series (photolon and photoditazin) provides a better long-term results improving disease-free 3-year survival rate to 90.4% and 92.3%, respectively compared to 54.7% and 71.1% in groups, in which treatment was restricted by photohem and photosens.
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- 2018