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Photodynamic Therapy in Treating Patients With Skin Cancer

NCT00002975

Non-randomizedSingle-groupOpen-labelTreatment

Summary

RATIONALE: Photodynamic therapy uses light and drugs that make cancer cells more sensitive to light to kill tumor cells. Photodynamic therapy using aminolevulinic acid may be effective in treating patients with skin cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying how well photodynamic therapy that includes aminolevulinic acid works in treating patients with skin cancer.

Timeline

Start
1997-02
Primary completion
2009-04
Completion
2010-04

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Aminolevulinic Acid Diagnostic / imaging agent 20 % Topical