Successful full term pregnancy and delivery after concurrent chemo-photodynamic therapy (CCPDT) for the uterine cervical cancer staged 1B1 and 1B2: Preserving fertility in young women

Tae-Gyu Ahn; Byoung-Rai Lee; Jong-Ki Kim; Bum-Chae Choi; Sei-Jun Han

doi:10.1016/j.gynor.2012.01.004

Successful full term pregnancy and delivery after concurrent chemo-photodynamic therapy (CCPDT) for the uterine cervical cancer staged 1B1 and 1B2: Preserving fertility in young women

Gynecol Oncol Case Rep. 2012 Jan 28;2(2):54-7. doi: 10.1016/j.gynor.2012.01.004. eCollection 2012.

Authors

Tae-Gyu Ahn¹, Byoung-Rai Lee², Jong-Ki Kim³, Bum-Chae Choi⁴, Sei-Jun Han¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chosun University, Gwang-ju, Republic of Korea.
² Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwang-ju, Republic of Korea.
³ Department of Biomedical Engineering and Radiology, School of Medicine, The Catholic University of Taegu, Republic of Korea.
⁴ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Creation and Love Women's Hospital, Gwang-ju, Republic of Korea.

Abstract

► Photodynamic therapy can treat lesions with highly reactive single oxygen. ► CCPDT (Concurrent Chemo Photodynamic Therapy) is defined as PDT with chemotherapy. ► CCPDT can treat larger and deeper lesions than PDT due to PCI concept. ► Complete remission would be possible in uterine cervical cancer by CCPDT. ► Uterine cervix and corpus can be preserved in CCPDT.

Keywords: Carboplatin; Photodynamic therapy; Uterine cervical cancer.