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Cancer --- Treatment --- Congresses --- Photosensitization [Biological ] --- Photochemotherapy

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This resource brings you the latest advances in photodynamic therapy and offers you a solid understanding of the design, delivery and dosimetry of the three basic ingredients of PDT-photosensitizers, light and oxygen. The book covers novel areas of mechanistic and innovative translational approaches.

Photochemotherapy. --- Photodynamic therapy --- Chemotherapy --- Photosensitization, Biological --- Phototherapy --- Photochemotherapy

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Extracorporeal photopheresis (ECP) is the first FDA approved cellular photoimmunotherapy for cancer, namely cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, and has demonstrated efficacy in various diseases that have a suspected involvement of pathogenic T-cells including prevention and treatment of acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease, organ transplant rejection, selected autoimmune diseases and Sezary syndrome. In ECP, patient's blood mononuclear cells are collected, exposed to ultraviolet light in the presence of extracorporeally administered liquid 8-methoxypsoralen and reinfused. Besides its considerable efficacy ECP has an exceptional safety profile, does not cause general immunosuppression and thus, does not increase risk of infectious complications and relapse of malignant disease. Exciting preclinical data and clinical observations provide insight into the mechanisms of action of ECP and support its immunomodulatory role. This book will provide an overview on the historical development of ECP, technical aspects for its use in various patient populations including children and adults, novel research findings both in preclinical models and in various patient cohorts and will stimulate further research in organ, tissue and cell transplantation and autoimmune disorders.

Photochemotherapy. --- Cancer --- Cancer therapy --- Cancer treatment --- Photodynamic therapy --- Chemotherapy --- Photosensitization, Biological --- Phototherapy --- Treatment. --- Therapy

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Light --- Photoperiodism --- Photosensitization, Biological --- Physiological effect --- Congresses --- Biological photosensitization --- Chemicals --- Drugs --- Photobiology --- Biological rhythms --- Electromagnetic waves --- Light sources --- Spectrum analysis --- Physiological effect&delete& --- Light - Physiological effect - Congresses --- Photoperiodism - Congresses --- Photosensitization, Biological - Congresses

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"Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is currently clinically employed to treat several malignant and nonmalignant diseases. With approvals for various applications by health agencies in Europe, the US, Canada, and Japan, PDT represents the method of choice for treatment of age-related macular degeneration and is appreciated as a minimally invasive therapeutic procedure to treat skin, esophageal, head and neck, lung, and bladder cancers with high cure rates, nearly no side effects, and excellent cosmetic outcomes. Current basic research and clinical studies will help to further integrate PDT as a mainstream procedure for cancer treatment. This book presents an overview of the important medical applications of PDT, including approved treatments, clinical trials, and investigated therapies for cancer and non-malignant diseases."--

Phototherapy. --- Photochemotherapy. --- Photodynamic therapy --- Chemotherapy --- Photosensitization, Biological --- Phototherapy --- Actinotherapy --- Finsen rays --- Finsen therapy --- Light --- Light therapy --- Physical therapy --- Therapeutics, Physiological --- Thermotherapy --- Radiotherapy --- Therapeutic use --- Physiological effect