Photodynamic therapy of high grade dysplasia and early carcinoma in Barrett’s oesophagus51–54
| Photosensitiser | High grade dysplasia | Early adenocarcinoma | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No of patients | Eradication of dysplasia (%) | Follow up (months) | No of patients | Eradication of cancer (%) | Follow up (months) | |
| mTHPC, m-tetrahydroxyphenyl chlorine; ALA, 5-aminolaevulinic acid. | ||||||
| Photofrin | 181 | 77–100 | 12–46 | 56 | 41–83 | 15–32 |
| mTHPC | 4 | 100 | 27 | 58 | 74 | 2–48 |
| ALA | 15 | 100 | 1–44 | 37 | 77–100 | 9.9–36 |