Efficacy and safety of hemoporfin photodynamic therapy in treating port-wine stains in Chinese children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

ObjectiveThe purpose of this study is to explore the efficacy and safety of hematoporphyrin monomethyl ether mediated photodynamic therapy (HMME-PDT) in treating children with port-wine stains (PWS).MethodLiterature related to the topic was searched in PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Scienc...

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Main Authors: Jing Xu, Hongxin Li
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-01-01
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description ObjectiveThe purpose of this study is to explore the efficacy and safety of hematoporphyrin monomethyl ether mediated photodynamic therapy (HMME-PDT) in treating children with port-wine stains (PWS).MethodLiterature related to the topic was searched in PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang, and China Science Technology Journal Database online databases. The quality of the literature was evaluated using the Effective Public Health Practice Project. The I2 statistic was used to evaluate the consistency of the results.ResultsA total of 19 papers were included. Meta-analysis showed that more than half of the children (56.3%) achieved efficacy I (improvement ≥ 60%). 17% of children achieved efficacy II (improvement ≥ 75%). Regardless of whether the outcome variable was efficacy I or efficacy II, the therapeutic efficacy in children with PWS aged 0–3 years was superior to those aged 3–6 and 6–18 years, and children who underwent a treatment course of ≥3 sessions showed better outcomes compared to those who have only 1 or 2 sessions. After treatment with HMME-PDT, better efficacy was seen in the PWS of the face and neck and pink/red PWS. Additionally, almost all children with PWS treated with HMME-PDT developed edema (99.9%), more than half presented purpura (67.6%), some developed crust (30.8%) and hyperpigmentation (15.0%), and a few occurred scar (2.4%) and hypopigmentation (1.4%).ConclusionAfter HMME-PDT treatment, more than half of the pediatric patients showed an improvement of ≥60%, and no serious adverse reaction events occurred. This study demonstrated that HMME-PDT possessed promising therapeutic efficacy in children with PWS, suggesting that HMME-PDT could be considered a recommended treatment strategy for pediatric PWS. However, future development of standardized assessment guidelines and comparative studies are needed to validate the aforementioned conclusions.Systematic Review Registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/#loginpage, PROSPERO (CRD42024592367).
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spelling doaj-art-47d7964cd1194a30acb58250d4b7a6982025-08-20T02:41:10ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Pediatrics2296-23602025-01-011210.3389/fped.2024.15014011501401Efficacy and safety of hemoporfin photodynamic therapy in treating port-wine stains in Chinese children: a systematic review and meta-analysisJing XuHongxin LiObjectiveThe purpose of this study is to explore the efficacy and safety of hematoporphyrin monomethyl ether mediated photodynamic therapy (HMME-PDT) in treating children with port-wine stains (PWS).MethodLiterature related to the topic was searched in PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang, and China Science Technology Journal Database online databases. The quality of the literature was evaluated using the Effective Public Health Practice Project. The I2 statistic was used to evaluate the consistency of the results.ResultsA total of 19 papers were included. Meta-analysis showed that more than half of the children (56.3%) achieved efficacy I (improvement ≥ 60%). 17% of children achieved efficacy II (improvement ≥ 75%). Regardless of whether the outcome variable was efficacy I or efficacy II, the therapeutic efficacy in children with PWS aged 0–3 years was superior to those aged 3–6 and 6–18 years, and children who underwent a treatment course of ≥3 sessions showed better outcomes compared to those who have only 1 or 2 sessions. After treatment with HMME-PDT, better efficacy was seen in the PWS of the face and neck and pink/red PWS. Additionally, almost all children with PWS treated with HMME-PDT developed edema (99.9%), more than half presented purpura (67.6%), some developed crust (30.8%) and hyperpigmentation (15.0%), and a few occurred scar (2.4%) and hypopigmentation (1.4%).ConclusionAfter HMME-PDT treatment, more than half of the pediatric patients showed an improvement of ≥60%, and no serious adverse reaction events occurred. This study demonstrated that HMME-PDT possessed promising therapeutic efficacy in children with PWS, suggesting that HMME-PDT could be considered a recommended treatment strategy for pediatric PWS. However, future development of standardized assessment guidelines and comparative studies are needed to validate the aforementioned conclusions.Systematic Review Registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/#loginpage, PROSPERO (CRD42024592367).https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2024.1501401/fullport-wine stainshematoporphyrin monomethyl etherphotodynamic therapychildrenmeta-analysis
spellingShingle Jing Xu
Hongxin Li
Efficacy and safety of hemoporfin photodynamic therapy in treating port-wine stains in Chinese children: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Frontiers in Pediatrics
port-wine stains
hematoporphyrin monomethyl ether
photodynamic therapy
children
meta-analysis
title Efficacy and safety of hemoporfin photodynamic therapy in treating port-wine stains in Chinese children: a systematic review and meta-analysis
title_full Efficacy and safety of hemoporfin photodynamic therapy in treating port-wine stains in Chinese children: a systematic review and meta-analysis
title_fullStr Efficacy and safety of hemoporfin photodynamic therapy in treating port-wine stains in Chinese children: a systematic review and meta-analysis
title_full_unstemmed Efficacy and safety of hemoporfin photodynamic therapy in treating port-wine stains in Chinese children: a systematic review and meta-analysis
title_short Efficacy and safety of hemoporfin photodynamic therapy in treating port-wine stains in Chinese children: a systematic review and meta-analysis
title_sort efficacy and safety of hemoporfin photodynamic therapy in treating port wine stains in chinese children a systematic review and meta analysis
topic port-wine stains
hematoporphyrin monomethyl ether
photodynamic therapy
children
meta-analysis
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2024.1501401/full
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