Photodynamic Therapy in Treating Patients With Skin Cancer or Solid Tumors Metastatic to the Skin
Status:
Terminated
Trial end date:
2006-02-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: Photodynamic therapy uses light and drugs that make cancer cells more sensitive to
light to kill tumor cells. This may be effective treatment for skin cancer and cancer that is
metastatic to the skin.
PURPOSE: Phase I trial to study the effectiveness of photodynamic therapy in treating
patients who have either squamous cell or basal cell carcinoma of the skin or solid tumors
metastatic to the skin.