Review Article
Combination of Photodynamic Therapy with Radiotherapy for Cancer Treatment
Table 1
Photosensitizers approved in human diseases.
| Indications | Photosensitizer | Country |
| Actinic keratosis | 5-ALA | US, EU | Basal cell carcinoma | 5-Aminolevulinate | US, EU | Barrett’s dysplasia | Porfimer sodium | US, Canada, EU, and UK | Cervical cancer | Porfimer sodium | Japan | Endobronchial cancer | Porfimer sodium | Canada, most EU countries, Japan, and US | Esophageal cancer | Porfimer sodium | Canada, most EU countries, Japan, and US | Gastric cancer | Porfimer sodium | Japan | Papillary bladder cancer | Porfimer sodium | Canada | Head and neck cancer | Foscan | EU, Norway, and Iceland | Age-related macular degeneration | Verteporfin | Canada, most EU countries, Japan, and US |
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