Photodynamic Therapy in Treating Patients With Skin Cancer
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2010-04-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: Photodynamic therapy uses light and drugs that make cancer cells more sensitive to
light to kill tumor cells. Photodynamic therapy using aminolevulinic acid may be effective in
treating patients with skin cancer.
PURPOSE: This randomized phase II trial is studying how well photodynamic therapy that
includes aminolevulinic acid works in treating patients with skin cancer.