Found 147 articles for: "actinic keratosis"
Mechanisms of Action of New Treatment Modalities for Actinic Keratosis
February 2006 | Volume 5 | Issue 2 | Original Article | 167 | Copyright © February 2006
Actinic keratosis (AK) constitutes the initial lesion in a disease continuum that can progress to invasive squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). In this article, we describe the mechanisms of action, tolera...
Read MorePhase IV, Open-Label Assessment of the Treatment of Actinic Keratosis With 3.0% Diclofenac Sodium Topical Gel (Solaraze™)
July 2004 | Volume 3 | Issue 4 | Original Article | 401 | Copyright © July 2004
A clearance rate of all occurrences ?75% for actinic keratoses (AK) lesions is an accepted efficacy endpoint for topical agents. This efficacy endpoint has not been assessed for 3.0% diclofenac sodiu...
Read MoreTopical Treatment of Actinic Keratosis with Fluorouracil: Is Irritation Associated with Efficacy?
January 2004 | Volume 3 | Issue 1 | Original Article | 21 | Copyright © January 2004
Actinic keratoses (AKs) are common dysplastic epidermal lesions that share clinical, histologic, and molecular features with squamous cell carcinoma. Therapeutic options include destructive modalitie...
Read MorePulse Therapy With 5-FU In Eradicating Actinic Keratosis With Less Than Recommended Dosage
May 2005 | Volume 1 | Issue 1 | Original Article | 25 | Copyright © May 2005
Pulse therapy has been used for many years, but rarely in a clinical setting. This article describes a clinical study designed to determine the efficacy of pulse therapy with 5-FU for patients with mu...
Read MoreCurrent Concepts in the Management of Actinic Keratosis
March 2004 | Volume 3 | Issue 2 | Department | 3 | Copyright © March 2004
This supplement to the Journal of Drugs in Dermatology was supported by Dermik Laboratories....
Read MoreA Single-Arm, Open-Label Efficacy and Tolerability Study of Diclofenac Sodium 3% Gel for the Treatment of Actinic Keratosis of the Upper and Lower LipChristopher Nelson MD, James Spencer MD, Christopher Nelson Jr MD
July 2007 | Volume 6 | Issue 7 | Original Article | 712 | Copyright © July 2007
Objectives and Methods: This study is an evaluation of patients diagnosed with actinic keratosis (AK) lesions of the upper and lower lip (both cutaneous and mucosal surfaces), with at least one lesio...
Read MoreCellulitis as a Postprocedural Complication of Topical 5-Aminolevulinic Acid Photodynamic Therapy in the Treatment of Actinic Keratosis
May 2007 | Volume 6 | Issue 5 | Case Reports | 544 | Copyright © May 2007
Background: Actinic keratoses (AKs) are a common premalignant tumor of the skin. Several treatment modalities exist for broad-area therapy. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is one such treatment modality. ...
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