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Sequential treatment of daylight photodynamic therapy and imiquimod 5% cream for the treatment of superficial basal cell carcinoma on sun exposed areas

Giovanni Paolino, Dario Didona, Marco Scarnò, Mariagrazia Tallarico, Franca Cantoresi, Stefano Calvieri, Santo Raffaele Mercuri, Domenico Piccolo, Ugo Bottoni, Aikaterini E Kyriakou, Carmen Cantisani

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To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that MAL-DLPDT alone and in combination with TIC were compared. The combined therapy reduced the number of MAL-DL-PDT treatments and increase significantly the long-term effectiveness especially on sun exposed areas

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To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that MAL-DLPDT alone and in combination with TIC were compared. The combined therapy reduced the number of MAL-DL-PDT treatments and increase significantly the long-term effectiveness especially on sun exposed areas

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To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that MAL-DLPDT alone and in combination with TIC were compared. The combined therapy reduced the number of MAL-DL-PDT treatments and increase significantly the long-term effectiveness especially on sun exposed areas

Key concepts: Medicine, Dermatology, Imiquimod, Basal cell carcinoma, University hospital, Basal cell, Family medicine, Pathology

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