Photodynamic Laser Therapy for Lesions in the Airway Douglas J. Minnich, MD, Ayesha S. Bryant, MSPH, MD, Adam Dooley, BS, Robert J. Cerfolio, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 89, Issue 6, Pages 1744-1749 (June 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.02.025 Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Location of the tumors treated with photodynamic therapy and the number of treatments by location (some patients received treatment at more than one location). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2010 89, 1744-1749DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.02.025) Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Kaplan-Meier overall survival for patients who received photodynamic therapy in this series (dark line is survival, lighter lines are 95% confidence intervals). Five-year survival rate is 43% (95% confidence interval, 38% to 53%). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2010 89, 1744-1749DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.02.025) Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Suggested algorithm for role of photodynamic therapy (PDT) in endobronchial disease. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2010 89, 1744-1749DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.02.025) Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions