Gene therapy improves bilirubin levels in Crigler-Najjar syndrome
1. In this randomized controlled trial, a high dose of GNT0003 gene therapy was associated with decreased serum bilirubin and ...
Tag: phototherapy
Topical hypericin photodynamic therapy is effective and safe in early-stage T cell lymphoma
1. Hypericin photodynamic therapy was found to be more efficacious in treating early-stage T cell lymphoma lesions compared to placebo. ...
Phototherapy not associated with increased risk of childhood cancer
1. In a large cohort, phototherapy for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is not associated with any childhood cancer. Evidence Rating Level: 2 ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind November 1, 2021
COVID-19 mortality risk correlates inversely with Vitamin D3 status 1. There is a negative correlation between Vitamin D3 levels and ...
Long term phototherapy can enhance treatment response in vitiligo
1. Examination of prospective studies found that a majority of patients with vitiligo had at least 25% re-pigmentation in response ...
Confounding influences phototherapy’s association with increased childhood cancer risk
1. Among the cancers considered, phototherapy was most strongly associated with nonlymphocytic leukemia; however, the association lost significance after adjusting ...
Afamelanotide plus UV-B phototherapy effective for vitiligo
1. In patients with vitiligo, treatment with a combination of afamelanotide and narrowband UV-B (NB-UV-B) phototherapy resulted in faster re-pigmentation ...
Filtered-sunlight may effectively treat neonatal jaundice in resource-poor settings
Image: PD 1. Filtered-sunlight phototherapy (FS-PT) was effective for the treatment of clinically significant jaundice in term and late preterm ...
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