Photodynamic therapy with topical aminolevulinic acid

Table 2 Reported results of photodynamic therapy in different skin diseases

Ref.	Disease	Remission rate	Follow up	n
Jeffes et al[24], 1997	AK	91% scalp, face 45% trunk	16 wk	40
Tschen et al[25], 2006	AK scalp, face	78%	12 mo	101
Stender et al[26], 1996	AK lip	100%	12 mo	3
Cairnduff et al[27], 1994	BD	89%	18 mo	36
López et al[29], 2012	BD	90%	12 mo	18
Truchuelo et al[30], 2012	BD	76%	17 mo	47
Calzavara-Pinton et al[31], 2008	SCC	57% microinvasive 26% nodular invasive	2 yr	55
Christensen et al[32], 2009	BCC	68% single session 91% two session	6 yr	60
Christensen et al[33], 2012	BCC	60% single session 87% two session	10 yr	60
Souza et al[34], 2009	BCC	> 90%	3 mo	34
		60%	5 yr
Soler et al[35], 2001	BCC	89%	3 yr	350
Svanberg et al[49], 1994	TCL	100%	6-14 mo	4
Orenstein et al[50], 2000	TCL	100%	24-27 mo	2
Mori et al[51], 2006	BCL	100%	8-24 mo	3
Shieh et al[52], 2002	PD	50%	6 mo	5
		31%	10 mo
Raspagliesi et al[54], 2006	PD	57%	1-5 mo	7
Stender et al[58], 2000	Hand-foot W	76%	18 wk	45
Fabbrocini et al[59], 2001	Plantar W	75%	2 mo	64
Fehr et al[63], 2002	Vulvar W	66%	12 mo	16
Stefanaki et al[64], 2003	Male genital W	73%	12 mo	12

AK: Actinic keratosis; BD: Bowen’s disease; SCC: Squamous cell carcinoma; BCC: Casal cell carcinoma; TCL: Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma; BCL: Cutaneous B-cell lymphoma; PD: Extra-mammary Paget’s disease; W: Warts.