Combined Application of Dual-Wavelength Fluorescence Monitoring and Contactless Thermometry during Photodynamic Therapy of Basal Cell Skin Cancer
The aim of the study was to assess the capabilities of combined application of dual-wavelength fluorescence visualization and contactless skin thermometry during photodynamic therapy monitoring (PDT) of basal cell cancer.
Materials and Methods. The study was performed at the University Clinic of Privolzhsky Research Medical University (Nizhny Novgorod). Nine clinically, dermatoscopically, and histologically verified foci of basal cell skin cancer were exposed to PDT sessions (wavelength of 662 nm, light dose density of 150 J/cm2) with systemic application of chlorin-based photosensitizer Fotoditazin. A semiconductor laser system Latus-T (Russia) was employed for irradiation. Dual-wavelength fluorescence visualization and contactless thermometry with an IR pyrometer were used to monitor the PDT sessions.
Results. The PDT sessions of nine foci of basal cell cancer were carried out under the control of fluorescence imaging and contactless thermometry. Photosensitizer photobleaching in all foci amounted to 40% signifying a percent of photosensitizer involved in the photodynamic reaction. It has been shown that the combined employment of dual-wavelength fluorescence monitoring and contactless thermometry during the PDT of basal cell skin cancer allows oncologists to control simultaneously the degree of photosensitizer photobleaching and the depth of the photodynamic effect in tissues, the extent of involving the mechanisms associated with hyperthermia as well as the correctness of the procedure conducting. In the course of 9-month dynamic follow-up after the treatment, no clinical and dermatoscopic signs of recurrence were found.
Conclusion. A bimodal control of PDT enables the assessment of the correctness and efficacy of the procedure performance. The contactless control of tissue heating allows ensuring the temperature mode for hyperthermia realization, while the fluorescence monitoring makes it possible to evaluate the accumulation of the photosensitizer in the tumor and the depth of the PDT action as well as to predict the procedure efficacy based on the photobleaching data. The complementary use of these techniques allows the adjustment of the mode directly in the course of the PDT procedure. The acquisition of the sufficient statistical data on the combined monitoring will result in the development of a novel PDT protocol.
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