Table 2 Number of cureda tumours per treatment group for light doses of 5–30 J cm−2 applied at various intervals after one or two doses of Foscan

From: Foscan® uptake and tissue distribution in relation to photodynamic efficacy

  

Drug–light interval

Drug dose (mg kg−1)

Light dose (J cm−2)

5 min

20 min

1 h

3 h

6 h

24 h

48 h

72 h

1×0.3

5

—

0/8

0/8

1/8

0/8

0/8

—

—

1×0.3

10

—

1/8

1/8

4/8

4/8

0/8

—

—

1×0.3

30

1/8

2/8

3/7b

8/8

5/8

0/8

0/8

0/8

2×0.3

30

1/8

1/8

5/7

3/8

5/7

1/7

0/8

0/8

  1. aNo palpable tumour at 120 days after treatment time.
  2. bThis group also included three tumours that did not regrow, but mice were sacrificed with lung metastases before the cure end point time of 120 days.
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