ReviewCancers2017
Photodynamic Detection of Peritoneal Metastases Using 5-Aminolevulinic Acid (ALA).
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
- 5-ALA in Oncology: Current Clinical Applications, Biological Limitations, and Emerging Translational Strategies.Biomedicines · 2026Review
- Real-Time, AI-Guided Photodynamic Laparoscopy Enhances Detection in a Rabbit Model of Peritoneal Cancer Metastasis.Cancer science · 2025Article
- Porphyrin/Chlorin Derivatives as Promising Molecules for Therapy of Colorectal Cancer.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Current Status of Photodynamic Diagnosis for Gastric Tumors.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
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- Laser-induced fluorescence diagnosis of stomach tumor.Lasers in medical science · 2020Article
- History of Peritoneal Surface Malignancy Treatment in Japan.Indian journal of surgical oncology · 2019Review
- Delta-Aminolevulinic Acid-Mediated Photodiagnoses in Surgical Oncology: A Historical Review of Clinical Trials.Frontiers in surgery · 2019Review
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18 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
In the past, peritoneal metastasis (PM) was considered as a terminal stage of cancer. From the early 1990s, however, a new comprehensive treatment consisting of cytoreductive surgery and perioperative chemotherapy has been established to improve long-term survival for selected patients with PM. Among prognostic indicators after the treatment, completeness of cytoreduction is the most independent predictors of survival. However, peritoneal recurrence is a main cause of recurrence, even after complete cytoreduction. As a cause of peritoneal recurrence, small PM may be overlooked at the time of cytoreductive surgery (CRS), therefore, development of a new method to detect small PM is desired. Recently, photodynamic diagnosis (PDD) was developed for detection of PM. The objectives of this review were to evaluate whether PDD using 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) could improve detection of small PM.
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