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ReviewPharmaceutics2022

Photodynamic Therapy as an Effective Treatment for Cutaneous Lymphomas.

Stefano Caccavale, Vittorio Tancredi, Paola Vitiello, Antonello Sica, Andrea Ronchi, Renato Franco, Francesco Pastore, Giuseppe Argenziano

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Review in Pharmaceutics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-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

7 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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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 1 institution in 1 country.

Stefano CaccavaleDermatology Unit, Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7433-9283
Vittorio TancrediDermatology Unit, Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Paola VitielloDermatology Unit, Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Antonello SicaDermatology Unit, Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Andrea RonchiDermatology Unit, Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Renato FrancoDermatology Unit, Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy.
Francesco PastoreDermatology Unit, Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0505-7295
Giuseppe ArgenzianoDermatology Unit, Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1413-8214
University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Topical photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a non-invasive treatment modality frequently used in dermatology to treat superficial skin cancers but also some inflammatory or infectious dermatoses. PDT appears a more and more promising therapeutic option also for cutaneous lymphomas, either of T- or B-cell origin. It is a well-tolerated treatment and has excellent cosmetic outcomes, less side effects compared to other therapies (steroids, surgery, radiotherapy, and so on), no particular contraindications, and is easily repeatable in case of relapses. However, how PDT works in the treatment of cutaneous lymphoproliferative diseases is poorly understood and the literature data are still controversial. Further randomized, controlled clinical trials involving a greater number of patients and centers with a long follow-up are necessary to assess the efficacy of PDT and establish a unique standardized treatment protocol in relation to the lymphomatous disease and the type, thickness, and location of the lesions.

Indexed as

cancercutaneous B-cell lymphomacutaneous T-cell lymphomadermatologymycosis fungoidesphotodynamic therapyphototherapyporphyrinspseudolymphoma

Identifiers

PMID36678676
PMCPMC9861941
OpenAlexW4312116736

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