EUS-guided verteporfin photodynamic therapy for pancreatic cancer

Locally advanced pancreatic cancer (LAPC) often causes obstruction. Verteporfin photodynamic therapy (PDT) can feasibly “debulk” tumor more safely than noncurative surgery and has multiple advantages over older PDT agents. We aimed to assess the feasibility of EUS-guided verteporfin PDT in ablating nonresectable LAPC.

Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - February 25, 2021 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Yuri Hanada, Stephen P. Pereira, Brian Pogue, Edward V. Maytin, Tayyaba Hasan, Bryan Linn, Tiffany Mangels-Dick, Kenneth K. Wang Source Type: research