Photodynamic therapy with chlorins for diffuse malignant mesothelioma: initial clinical results.

Four patients underwent intraoperative photodynamic therapy after surgery with meso-tetra-(hydroxyphenyl)-chlorin (mTHPC-PDT) for diffuse malignant mesothelioma. Preliminary procedures were performed in two patients in order to establish the efficacy of mTHPC-PDT and to optimise its tumoricidal effe...

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Main Authors: Ris, H. B., Altermatt, H. J., Inderbitzi, R., Hess, R., Nachbur, B., Stewart, J. C., Wang, Q., Lim, C. K., Bonnett, R., Berenbaum, M. C.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: 1991
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1977841/