5-aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy for the treatment of basal and squamous cell carcinoma: A systematic review

5-aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy for the treatment of basal and squamous cell carcinoma: A systematic review

Background: 5-aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy (ALA-PDT) is used off-label in the US to treat basal cell carcinoma (BCC), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), and Bowen disease (BD). We performed a systematic review to assess the efficacy and safety of published ALA-PDT protocols for these conditi...

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Main Authors:	Nathalie C. Zeitouni, Todd Schlesinger, Meenal Kheterpal, Puneet S. Jolly, Jared Jagdeo
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2025-08-01
Series:	Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1572100025001814
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