Tissue damage in the canine normal esophagus by photoactivation with talaporfin sodium (laserphyrin): a preclinical study.

BACKGROUND: Treatment failure at the primary site after chemoradiotherapy is a major problem in achieving a complete response. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) with porfimer sodium (Photofrin®) has some problems such as the requirement for shielding from light for several weeks and a high incidence of ski...

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Main Authors: Takahiro Horimatsu, Manabu Muto, Yusuke Yoda, Tomonori Yano, Yasumasa Ezoe, Shinichi Miyamoto, Tsutomu Chiba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3374776?pdf=render