Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4301066 | Journal of Surgical Research | 2013 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Aminolevulinic acid (ALA) is a heme precursor that may have potential applications for photodynamic detection and photodynamic therapy–based treatment of solid tumors in a variety of malignancies. ALA may have a role in other applications in surgical oncology based on its ability to discriminate neoplastic tissue from adjacent normal tissue. In this review, we provide a comprehensive summary of the published studies of ALA in noncutaneous solid malignancies.
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Authors
Brandon Nokes, Matt Apel, Carol Jones, Gabrielle Brown, Julie E. Lang,