Title
Combined effects of selective photothermal therapy and immunoadjuvant against stage IV breast cancer
Date Issued
01 October 2010
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Li X.
Hode T.
Guerra M.C.
Lunn J.A.
Adalsteinsson O.
Nordquist R.E.
Chen W.R.
Publisher(s)
World Scientific
Abstract
Metastasis to distant sites is a severe treatment challenge and a major cause of death for breast cancer patients. Laser immunotherapy (LIT) is a novel technique, combining a selective photothermal therapy with local application of glycated chitosan, a potent immunoadjuvant. The pre-clinical studies of LIT have shown its unique characteristics in generating specific antitumor immunity. The clinical application of LIT in the treatment of melanoma patients has achieved preliminary success. Recently, LIT has been used to treat late-stage breast cancer patients. Here we report for the first time the clinical results of this combination therapy in breast cancer patients. The LIT treatment procedures are presented and the medical history of two stage IV breast cancer patients is reviewed. Most of the breast cancer lesions and the metastasis of lung and brain disappeared after repeated treatments of LIT. One patient achieved complete response; the other achieved partial response at the time of this report. Although there is still a long way for LIT to become a standard modality for breast cancer treatment, the results of this study indicated its promising future. © 2010 World Scientific Publishing Company.
Start page
279
End page
284
Volume
3
Issue
4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Endocrinología, Metabolismo (incluyendo diabetes, hormonas)
Oncología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-79953825985
Source
Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences
ISSN of the container
17937205
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