Treatment of peritoneal carcinomatosis with photodynamic therapy : Systematic review of current evidence

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BACKGROUND: Peritoneal carcinomatosis results when tumour cells implant and grow within the peritoneal cavity. Treatment and prognosis vary based on the primary cancer. Although therapy with intention-to-cure is offered to selective patients using cytoreductive surgery with chemotherapy, the prognosis remains poor for most of the patients. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a cancer-therapeutic modality where a photosensitiser is administered to patients and exerts a cytotoxic effect on cancer cells when excited by light of a specific wavelength. It has potential application in the treatment of peritoneal carcinomatosis.

METHODS: We systematically reviewed the evidence of using PDT to treat peritoneal carcinomatosis in both animals and humans (Medline/EMBASE searched in June 2017).

RESULTS: Three human and 25 animal studies were included. Phase I and II human trials using first-generation photosensitisers showed that applying PDT after surgical debulking in patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis is feasible with some clinical benefits. The low tumour-selectivity of the photosensitisers led to significant toxicities mainly capillary leak syndrome and bowel perforation. In animal studies, PDT improved survival by 15-300%, compared to control groups. PDT led to higher tumour necrosis values (categorical values 0-4 [4=highest]: PDT 3.4±1.0 vs. control 0.4±0.6, p<0.05) and reduced tumour size (residual tumour size is 10% of untreated controls, p<0.001).

CONCLUSION: PDT has potential in treating peritoneal carcinomatosis, but is limited by its narrow therapeutic window and possible serious side effects. Recent improvement in tumour-selectivity and light delivery systems is promising, but further development is needed before PDT can be routinely applied for peritoneal carcinomatosis.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:20

Enthalten in:

Photodiagnosis and photodynamic therapy - 20(2017) vom: 15. Dez., Seite 276-286

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Almerie, Muhammad Qutayba [VerfasserIn]
Gossedge, Gemma [VerfasserIn]
Wright, Kathleen E [VerfasserIn]
Jayne, David G [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Journal Article
Neoplasms
Peritoneal carcinomatosis
Peritoneum
Photochemotherapy
Photodynamic therapy
Photosensitizing Agents
Photosensitizing agents
Review
Systematic Review

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Date Completed 10.08.2018

Date Revised 02.12.2018

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.pdpdt.2017.10.021

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NLM277784808