Esophageal Cancer Therapy
Findings from University of Pittsburgh provide new insights into esophageal cancer therapy
Published in Clinical Oncology Week, October 1st, 2007
A report, "Photodynamic therapy with curative intent for Barrett's esophagus with high grade dysplasia and superficial esophageal cancer," is newly published data in Annals of Surgical Oncology. According to a study from the United States, "Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been used to palliate advanced, obstructing, or bleeding esophageal cancers (ECs) and Barrett's high-grade dysplasia (HGD). Few investigators, though, have described using PDT to cure either disease."
"We performed a retrospective review from 1997-2005 of 50 patients with HGD or EC. All patients refused surgical resection or were physiologically unfit. They were instead treated using PDT with...
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