Photodynamic Therapy in Treating Patients With Skin Cancer

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Non-melanomatous Skin Cancer

In brief

RATIONALE: Photodynamic therapy uses light and drugs that make cancer cells more sensitive to light to kill tumor cells. Photodynamic therapy using aminolevulinic acid cream may be effective in treating patients with skin cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying how well photodynamic therapy works in treating patients with skin cancer.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00002963

Run by

Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Starts

1993-11-01

Expected to finish

2007-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-01-31

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

• Roswell Park Cancer Institute — Buffalo, New York, United States

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