A - Human Necessities – 61 – N
Patent
A - Human Necessities
61
N
A61N 5/06 (2006.01) A61K 41/00 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2414721
The present invention relates to a method of treating non-melanoma skin cancer comprising: (a) intravenously administering a porphyrin based photosensitizer to a subject with non-melanoma skin cancer; (b) irradiating one or more tumors and a circumferential peritumoral margin of at least 1 mm with a light at a wavelength absorbed by said photosensitzer; wherein the irradiating step delivers a light dose of 180J/cm2. It has been found that the above treatment gives extremely good efficacy while having a surprisingly good cosmetic outcome.
Chan Agnes H.
Neyndorff Herma C.
Qlt Inc.
Smart & Biggar
LandOfFree
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