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Acne
First photodynamic therapy acne study shows promising results
July 12th, 2005
PhotoCure ASA has completed the first clinical study of photodynamic therapy (PDT) with Metvix in the treatment of acne. The study included 30 patients at 3 Nordic sites and was designed to compare the efficacy of Metvix PDT to placebo in patients with moderate to severe acne. The study results show that Metvix PDT gave a significantly greater reduction in the number of inflammatory acne lesions 12 weeks after treatment. Kjetil Hestdal, president and CEO of PhotoCure, says: "We are pleased that the current study confirms our initial observations of the possible benefits of using PhotoCures patented PDT technology in this patient group. Based on these...
Source: Science Letter (2005-07-12)
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