Photosensitisation and photodynamic therapy of oesophageal, duodenal, and colorectal tumours using 5 aminolaevulinic acid induced protoporphyrin IX--a pilot study.

The first study of photodynamic therapy in the human gastrointestinal tract using 5 aminolaevulinic acid (ALA) induced protoporphyrin IX as the photosensitising agent is described. Eighteen patients with colorectal, duodenal, and oesophageal tumours were studied. After 30-60 mg/kg of ALA given orall...

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Main Authors: Regula, J, MacRobert, A J, Gorchein, A, Buonaccorsi, G A, Thorpe, S M, Spencer, G M, Hatfield, A R, Bown, S G
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1995
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1382355/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7890239
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