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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2024

Daylight Photodynamic Therapy: At-Home Delivery.

David Bajek, Andrea Lesar, Carol Goodman, Daniella Levins, Paul O'Mahoney, Marese O'Reilly, Susan Yule, Ewan Eadie, Sally Ibbotson

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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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

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Daylight photodynamic therapy in nonmelanoma skin cancers and photorejuvenation.Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology · 2025
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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

9 authors.

David BajekSchool of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HN, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3585-4471
Andrea LesarPhotobiology Unit, NHS Tayside, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee DD9 1SY, UK.
Carol GoodmanPhotobiology Unit, NHS Tayside, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee DD9 1SY, UK.
Daniella LevinsSchool of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HN, UK.
Paul O'MahoneyOptical Radiation Effects, UK Health Security Agency, Chilton OX11 0RQ, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3221-5105
Marese O'ReillySchool of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HN, UK.
Susan YulePhotobiology Unit, NHS Tayside, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee DD9 1SY, UK.
Ewan EadieSchool of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HN, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7824-5580
Sally IbbotsonSchool of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 4HN, UK.

Funding

Joint Working Agreement with Galderma (U.K.) Limited Veeva# UKI-MVR-2200012Medical Laser Research Fund SC037390
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This pilot study evaluated the design, usability, and practicality of the dPDT@home kit for treating actinic keratoses (AKs) on the face and scalp. The kit allowed patients to manage their treatment at home, reducing hospital visits and utilizing natural sunlight. While patients were very willing to use the kit again, further studies are required to evaluate outcomes and ascertain the need for additional improvements and support.

Indexed as

daylight PDTdPDT@homePDTphotodynamic therapy

Identifiers

PMID39768668
PMCPMC11678395

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