title: Photodiagnosis and photodynamic therapy of peritoneal metastasis of ovarian cancer.
abstract: Ovarian cancer is among the deadliest in women. Current treatment strategies fail to cure many patients owing to the difficulties of eradicating peritoneal implants frequently associated with this pathology. Photodynamic therapy represents a promising treatment as it offers many advantages over alternative strategies: diagnostic properties, specific targeting of abnormal cells, possibility to be combined with other therapies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Lille University Hospital, Lille, France.
authors.forename: Laurie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guyon
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ascencio
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Collinet
authors.forename: Serge
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mordon
mesh_terms: D000622:Aminolevulinic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007167:Immunotherapy; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary*; D010778:Photochemotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents; D000622:Aminolevulinic Acid