Combination Treatment with Photodynamic Therapy and Laser Ablation in Breast Cancer: An Animal Model Study

Jeeyeon Lee, Ho Yong Park, Wan Wook Kim, Ji Yun Jeong, Yong Deok Lee, Mi Hwa Choi, Sehoon Kim, Ji Young Park, Jin Hyang Jung

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    Abstract

    Purpose: Minimally invasive treatments for early breast cancer have been reported. The objective of this study was to evaluate and compare two such treatments, laser ablation and photodynamic therapy (PDT), regarding their therapeutic efficacy for breast cancer. Methods: Breast tumors were induced in 12 mice models. The treatment options were classified into four groups: control group (without any treatment, A), group treated only with laser ablation (B), group treated only with PDT (C), and group treated with the combination of laser ablation followed by PDT (D). The treatment effects were compared among these groups. Results: Among the groups, the group D underwent the most effective treatment for breast cancer. Not only were the breast cancer cells necrotized by laser ablation, but the tumor margin was also managed by PDT. Conclusions: The treatment method combining laser ablation and PDT showed superior results to single treatment techniques using just one of these approaches.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)505-512
    Number of pages8
    JournalPhotomedicine and Laser Surgery
    Volume35
    Issue number9
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2017 Sept

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This research was supported by the Bio & Medical Technology Development Program of the National Research Foundation (NRF) funded by the Government of the Republic of Korea (MEST; No. 2009-0091573). And this research was also supported by a National Research Foundation (NRF) grant funded by the Government of the Republic of Korea (2014R1A5A2009242), a grant from the National R&D Program for Cancer Control, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (1420040), IN-NOPOLIS Foundation grant funded by the Government of the Republic of Korea (MSIP; No. 2015DG0004), and a grant of the Korea Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI), funded by the Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea (grant number: HI16C0636).

    Publisher Copyright:
    © Copyright 2017, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. 2017.

    Keywords

    • breast carcinoma
    • laser ablation
    • photodynamic therapy

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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