| Title | Topical treatment of actinic keratoses with low-dose 5-fluorouracil in combination with salicylic acid - pilot study. | | Author(s) | Schlaak M, Simon JC | | Institution | Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergy, University of Leipzig, Germany. | | Source | J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2009 Nov 2. | | Abstract | Summary
Background: Actinic keratoses (AK) are carcinomas in situ and can progress to invasive squamous cell carcinomas. Treatment of actinic keratoses can be achieved by physical ablation, chemotherapeutic agents, immunomodulators or photodynamic therapy. Patients and
Methods: We conducted a proof of concept study with 15 patients. Overall 66 actinic keratoses were treated with 5-FU (0.5 %) and salicylic acid (10 %) for 4 weeks (3 times per week).
Results: After 12 weeks complete response of 47 AK (77 %), partial response of 13 AK (21 %) and non-response of 1 AK (2 %) were achieved.
Conclusions: Treatment was well tolerated and efficient. | | Language | ENG | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 19889001 |
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