Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | In FDA lingo, when a drug is used with a device then it is a "combination" device.
Here are a few bits of general information about PDT:
What types of cancer are currently treated with PDT?
To date, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the photosensitizing agent called porfimer sodium, or Photofrin
Gary Allsebrook *********************************** Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2 Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy) ________________________________________________________ "You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
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