Photodynamic therapy in head and neck cancer.

Autor: Schuller DE, McCaughan JS Jr, Rock RP
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Archives of otolaryngology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) [Arch Otolaryngol] 1985 Jun; Vol. 111 (6), pp. 351-5.
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.1985.00800080037001
Abstrakt: A group of 24 patients with recurrent and/or metastatic cancers were treated with photodynamic therapy using hematoporphyrin derivative (HpD) to study feasibility of this new technique. This experience demonstrated that photodynamic therapy is possible for head and neck cancer and that the toxic reactions and complications are minimal. The short durations of response in this group of patients most probably are a reflection of current lack of understanding about what represents maximal tolerable doses of HpD and frequencies of treatment.
Databáze: MEDLINE