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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2022

Photodynamic Therapy with 5-Aminolevulinic Acid Patch for the Treatment of Actinic Keratosis.

Norbert Kiss, Klára Farkas, Giulio Tosti, Federico De Gado, Beata Bergler-Czop, Gilda Fazia, Antonella Tammaro, Carmen Cantisani

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Photodynamic Therapy in Dermatology.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  6. Determinants of Photodynamic Therapy Resistance in Cancer Cells.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Norbert KissDepartment of Dermatology, Venereology and Dermatooncology, Semmelweis University, 1085 Budapest, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0002-9947-1755
Klára FarkasDepartment of Dermatology, Venereology and Dermatooncology, Semmelweis University, 1085 Budapest, Hungary.ORCID 0000-0002-8185-1346
Giulio TostiMelanoma and Soft Tissue Sarcoma Division, IRCCS, European Institute of Oncology, 20141 Milan, Italy.
Federico De GadoDepartment of Dermatology and Venereology, Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Beata Bergler-CzopDepartment of Dermatology, Medical University of Silesia, 40-055 Katowice, Poland.
Gilda FaziaDepartment of Dermatology and Venereology, Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Antonella TammaroNESMOS Dermatology Department, Sapienza University of Rome, 00189 Rome, Italy.
Carmen CantisaniDepartment of Dermatology and Venereology, Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Policlinico Umberto I · ITSemmelweis University · HUEuropean Institute of Oncology · ITMedical University of Silesia · PLSapienza University of Rome · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) using 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) is an emerging treatment option in the care of actinic keratosis (AK). A self-adhesive 5-ALA patch was recently developed that allows a precise PDT procedure. Here, we review the current literature and report the findings of our case series that observed the outcomes and safety of 5-ALA patch PDT. Ten patients with a total of 40 AKs were treated with a single session of conventional or daylight PDT using 5-ALA patch at the Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Sapienza University of Rome or at the European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy. Complete response was observed in three patients, while partial response was seen in seven patients. Overall tolerability was good or excellent, with local adverse events observed in four patients. This is the first case series reported where the 5-ALA patch was applied using daylight PDT, and its efficacy and tolerability in the treatment of AK were demonstrated. In conclusion, the self-adhesive 5-ALA patch is a convenient application of PDT that provides a well-tolerated and effective treatment option with satisfactory cosmetic outcomes.

Indexed as

5-aminolevulinic acid patchactinic cheilitisactinic keratosisdaylightnon-melanoma skin cancerPDTphotodynamic therapytreatment

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PMID35683551
PMCPMC9181164
OpenAlexW4281660486

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