Comparative effectiveness of 5-aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy with no incubation versus one-hour incubation for the treatment of actinic keratosis: A randomized controlled trial

Noor Anvery; Rachel E Christensen; McKenzie A Dirr; Michael D Yi; Tyler Johnson; Alexandra Weil; Rachel Kyllo; Sabina Raja; Matthew Rapcan; Joaquin C Brieva; Simon S Yoo; Emily Poon; Murad Alam

doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2023.03.056

Comparative effectiveness of 5-aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy with no incubation versus one-hour incubation for the treatment of actinic keratosis: A randomized controlled trial

J Am Acad Dermatol. 2023 Aug;89(2):401-403. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2023.03.056. Epub 2023 Apr 13.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.
² Department of Dermatology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois; Department of Otolaryngology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.

PMID: 37059303
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2023.03.056

No abstract available

Keywords: 5-aminolevulinic; ALA; PDT; actinic; comparative; control; effectiveness; incubation; keratosis; photodynamic; randomized; therapy; trial.

Publication types

Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aminolevulinic Acid / therapeutic use
Humans
Keratosis, Actinic* / drug therapy
Photochemotherapy* / adverse effects
Photosensitizing Agents / therapeutic use
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Aminolevulinic Acid
Photosensitizing Agents