Status:

UNKNOWN

Photodynamic Therapy Using Aminolevulinic Acid in Treating Patients With Skin Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Laser and Skin Surgery Center of New York

Conditions:

Non-melanomatous Skin Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

30+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Photodynamic therapy uses a drug that becomes active when it is exposed to a certain kind of light. When the drug is active, tumor cells are killed. This may be an effective treatment again...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: * To determine the safety and efficacy of intralesional photodynamic therapy using aminolevulinic acid and non-coherent blue light in patients with nodular basal cell carcinoma. OUTLINE:...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Biopsy-proven basal cell carcinoma on the trunk or extremities
  • Tumor size ≤ 2 cm in diameter
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Willing and able to comply with all follow-up requirements
  • Mentally competent
  • No active, localized, or systemic infections
  • Not immunocompromised
  • No coagulation disorder
  • No photosensitivity or allergy to sunlight
  • Not pregnant or nursing
  • No history of keloid formation
  • No history of cutaneous photosensitization, porphyria, hypersensitivity to porphyrins, or photodermatosis
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • No prior gold therapy
  • No prior radiotherapy to the trunk and extremities
  • More than 24 months since prior oral retinoids (e.g., isotretinoin or acitretin) or photosensitizing drugs (e.g., Declomycin®)
  • More than 1 year since prior collagen or other injections, Botox® injections, chemical peels, dermabrasion, or resurfacing procedures
  • More than 1 month since prior topical retinoid therapy
  • No concurrent aspirin or antioxidants
  • No concurrent anticoagulation medications

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    February 1 2008

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    Estimated Enrollment :

    20 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00747903

    Start Date

    February 1 2008

    Last Update

    January 10 2014

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    Laser and Skin Surgery Center of New York

    New York, New York, United States, 10016