Abstract
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been shown to be effective and safe in the treatment of malignant central airway stenosis. However, the laser dose for talaporfin PDT is unclear. We herein review cases where talaporfin PDT was used to treat malignant central airway stenosis. A total of 17 lesions were treated with talaporfin PDT at laser doses of 50-150J/cm2. Improvement of airway stenosis was observed in all cases except for 1 lesion treated with a dose of 50J/cm2. The results show that talaporfin PDT with 100J/cm2 of laser dose is a feasible treatment for malignant central airway stenosis. (This is a secondary publication from the Journal of Japan Society for Laser Surgery and Medicine 2022; 43(1): 9-12.).
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