TY - JOUR
T1 - A Randomized, Vehicle-Controlled Phase 3 Study of Aminolevulinic Acid Photodynamic Therapy for the Treatment of Actinic Keratoses on the Upper Extremities
AU - Brian Jiang, Shang I.
AU - Kempers, Steven
AU - Rich, Phoebe
AU - Marcus, Stuart
AU - Houlihan, Anna
AU - Piacquadio, Daniel
AU - Pariser, David
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 by the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, Inc. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2019/7/1
Y1 - 2019/7/1
N2 - BACKGROUNDBlue-light aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy (ALA-PDT) after broad-area application and 3-hour incubation is efficacious for actinic keratosis (AK) lesion clearance on upper extremities, with use of occlusive dressing significantly increasing efficacy.OBJECTIVETo prove the safety and efficacy of ALA-PDT versus vehicle (VEH-PDT) in the spot treatment of multiple AKs on upper extremities.METHODSAminolevulinic acid or VEH was spot applied only to lesions on one upper extremity 3 hours before blue-light exposure. Treated extremity was covered with occlusive dressing during incubation. Identical treatment was repeated at Week 8 if AK lesions were present in the treated area.RESULTSThirty-one percent (42/135) of subjects treated with ALA-PDT had complete clearance at Week 12, compared with 13% (17/134) of the subjects treated with VEH-PDT (p =.0001). The mean AK lesion clearance rate for ALA-treated subjects at Weeks 8 and 12 was 53% and 69%, respectively, compared with 26% and 30% for the VEH-treated group (p <.0001, linear mixed model). Safety profile observed in this study is consistent with previous studies/reports in the literature, and the therapy was well tolerated overall.CONCLUSIONAminolevulinic acid-PDT spot treatment using a 3-hour occluded incubation was superior to VEH-PDT for AK lesion clearance of the upper extremity.
AB - BACKGROUNDBlue-light aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy (ALA-PDT) after broad-area application and 3-hour incubation is efficacious for actinic keratosis (AK) lesion clearance on upper extremities, with use of occlusive dressing significantly increasing efficacy.OBJECTIVETo prove the safety and efficacy of ALA-PDT versus vehicle (VEH-PDT) in the spot treatment of multiple AKs on upper extremities.METHODSAminolevulinic acid or VEH was spot applied only to lesions on one upper extremity 3 hours before blue-light exposure. Treated extremity was covered with occlusive dressing during incubation. Identical treatment was repeated at Week 8 if AK lesions were present in the treated area.RESULTSThirty-one percent (42/135) of subjects treated with ALA-PDT had complete clearance at Week 12, compared with 13% (17/134) of the subjects treated with VEH-PDT (p =.0001). The mean AK lesion clearance rate for ALA-treated subjects at Weeks 8 and 12 was 53% and 69%, respectively, compared with 26% and 30% for the VEH-treated group (p <.0001, linear mixed model). Safety profile observed in this study is consistent with previous studies/reports in the literature, and the therapy was well tolerated overall.CONCLUSIONAminolevulinic acid-PDT spot treatment using a 3-hour occluded incubation was superior to VEH-PDT for AK lesion clearance of the upper extremity.
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U2 - 10.1097/DSS.0000000000001760
DO - 10.1097/DSS.0000000000001760
M3 - Article
C2 - 30640777
AN - SCOPUS:85069180923
SN - 1076-0512
VL - 45
SP - 890
EP - 897
JO - Dermatologic Surgery
JF - Dermatologic Surgery
IS - 7
ER -