Overview

Surgery and Photodynamic Therapy in Treating Patients With Malignant Mesothelioma

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2010-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: Photodynamic therapy uses light and drugs that make cancer cells more sensitive to light to kill cancer cells. Combining photodynamic therapy with surgery may be an effective treatment for malignant mesothelioma. PURPOSE: Phase II trial to study the effectiveness of combining photodynamic therapy with surgery in treating patients who have malignant mesothelioma.
Phase:
Phase 2
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Treatments:
Dihematoporphyrin Ether
Trioxsalen