Photodynamic Therapy

Healio Dermatology will be reporting live at South Beach Symposium 2025 from Feb. 6 to 8 in Miami Beach, Florida. The 23rd annual event will deliver the latest updates in medical and aesthetic dermatology from top experts in the field.

A phase 3 study of Ameluz and RhodoLED photodynamic therapy for superficial basal cell carcinoma has reached a key milestone as the final patient has completed the 1-year follow-up visit, Biofrontera announced in a press release.

The FDA has approved the supplemental new drug application for Ameluz topical gel 10% to increase the maximal dosage from one to three tubes per treatment of actinic keratosis, according to a Biofrontera press release.

SAN DIEGO — Basal cell carcinoma treatment with jet injection of photodynamic therapy was well tolerated by patients in a pilot study, according to a poster presentation at the American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting.

A 30-year-old woman initially presented to Tufts/New England Eye Center as a referral from an outside retina specialist.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — The changing of seasons and geographical location may affect the utilization of photodynamic therapy for the treatment of actinic keratoses, according to a speaker at South Beach Symposium.

Modified 5-aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy was as effective as isotretinoin in the treatment of severe acne with a faster onset, according to a small study.

Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy may be an effective alternative to mupirocin in treating nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus in patients on maintenance hemodialysis, according to data in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.

Topical synthetic hypericin ointment, activated with visible light, shows efficacy in reducing mycosis fungoides-cutaneous T-cell lymphoma lesions, according to a phase 3 study.

This week, a speaker predicts the AMD epidemic will continue to challenge ophthalmologists; pegcetacoplan results in 18-month reduction in GA lesion growth; interim trial results show efficacy of photobiomodulation in dry AMD; and more.