Volume 17, Issue 1 pp. 2-31
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Clinical and preclinical photodynamic therapy

Dr. Anita M. R. Fisher PhD

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Dr. Anita M. R. Fisher PhD

Clayton Ocular Oncology Center, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, California 90027

Departments of Pediatrics, Ophthalmology, and Radiation Oncology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90027

Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Mail Stop #67, 4650 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90027Search for more papers by this author
A. Linn Murphree MD

A. Linn Murphree MD

Clayton Ocular Oncology Center, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, California 90027

Departments of Pediatrics, Ophthalmology, and Radiation Oncology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90027

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Charles J. Gomer PhD

Charles J. Gomer PhD

Clayton Ocular Oncology Center, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, California 90027

Departments of Pediatrics, Ophthalmology, and Radiation Oncology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90027

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First published: 1995
Citations: 309

Abstract

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a treatment modality that utilizes a photosensitizing drug activated by laser generated light, and is proving effective for oncologic and nononcologic applications. This report provides an overview of photosensitizers, photochemistry, photobiology, and the lasers involved in photodynamic therapy. Clinical and preclinical PDT studies involving Photofrin and various second generation photosensitizers are reviewed. © 1995 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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