Experimental and clinical results of mTHPC (Foscan)-mediated photodynamic therapy for malignant brain tumors

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Herwig Kostron ◽  
Alois Obwegeser ◽  
Rosanna Jakober ◽  
Andreas Zimmermann ◽  
Angelika C. Rueck
Keyword(s):  
Photodynamic Therapy ◽  
Brain Tumors ◽  
Clinical Results ◽  
Malignant Brain Tumors

Photodynamic Therapy of Malignant Brain Tumors: Clinical Results of, Difficulties with, Questions about, and Future Prospects for the Neurosurgical Applications

Neurosurgery ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 557-563 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlo Perria ◽  
Martino Carai ◽  
Antonello Falzoi ◽  
Giuseppe Orunesu ◽  
Antonio Rocca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Photodynamic Therapy ◽  
Brain Tumors ◽  
Residual Tumor ◽  
Clinical Results ◽  
Halogen Lamp ◽  
Glial Tumors ◽  
Malignant Brain Tumors ◽  
Neurosurgical Patients ◽  
Clinical Series ◽  
Causes Of Failure

Abstract Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been applied in a variety of oncological fields with good results. In neurosurgery, the clinical series are limited and the number of treated patients is not statistically significant. This work examines the results of PDT performed in our clinic and discusses some difficulties and causes of failure of this method in neurosurgical patients. Eight patients with malignant brain tumors underwent PDT. All had been treated previously by operation and radiation therapy and one patient had also received chemotherapy. At 24 hours after the i.v. injection of hematoporphyrin (5 mg/kg body weight), the tumor was removed as radically as possible and the residual tumor bed was exposed to either 630-nm light from an argon-dye laser or 600- to 680-nm light isolated from the emission of a quartz-halogen lamp. The type of sensitizer, the irradiation methods, and the peculiarities of glial tumors are examined as possible causes of failure. The longer survivals of some patients with glial tumors treated by PDT may make this treatment suitable when traditional therapies fail.

scholarly journals Clinical Results of Photodynamic Therapy for Malignant Brain Tumors

1997 ◽  
Vol 18 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. 121-124
Author(s):  
Sadao Kaneko ◽  
Takeshi Aoki ◽  
Hideo Shichinohe
Keyword(s):  
Photodynamic Therapy ◽  
Brain Tumors ◽  
Clinical Results ◽  
Malignant Brain Tumors

Clinical results of BNCT for malignant brain tumors in children

2009 ◽  
Vol 67 (7-8) ◽  
pp. S27-S30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshinobu Nakagawa ◽  
Teruyoshi Kageji ◽  
Yoshifumi Mizobuchi ◽  
Hiroaki Kumada ◽  
Yoshiaki Nakagawa
Keyword(s):  
Brain Tumors ◽  
Clinical Results ◽  
Malignant Brain Tumors

Efficacy of the adjuvant intraoperative photodynamic therapy with Photolon® in patients with malignant brain tumors

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 164-165
Author(s):  
A.S. Fedulov ◽  
S.V. Shliakhtsin ◽  
T.V. Trukhachova ◽  
D.P. Veevnik ◽  
A.A. Borovsky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Photodynamic Therapy ◽  
Brain Tumors ◽  
Malignant Brain Tumors

scholarly journals Photodynamic therapy (PDT) for malignant brain tumors – Where do we stand?

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 530-544 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brendan J. Quirk ◽  
Garth Brandal ◽  
Steven Donlon ◽  
Juan Carlos Vera ◽  
Thomas S. Mang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Photodynamic Therapy ◽  
Brain Tumors ◽  
Malignant Brain Tumors
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