Chemotherapeutical treatment of basal cell carcinoma with bleomycin via microinfusion of the drug into the skin (MMP®)



Document title: Chemotherapeutical treatment of basal cell carcinoma with bleomycin via microinfusion of the drug into the skin (MMP®)
Journal: Anais brasileiros de dermatologia
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000460470
ISSN: 0365-0596
Authors: 1
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Institutions: 1Hospital Universitario Julio Muller, Departamento de Dermatologia, Cuiaba, Mato Grosso. Brasil
Year:
Volumen: 98
Number: 5
Pages: 587-594
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Aplicado, descriptivo
English abstract Bleomycin is a chemotherapeutical drug used to treat several neoplasias, including non-melanoma skin cancer; it is effective in the treatment of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) via intralesional infiltration. Transdermal drug delivery, which includes technologies such as CO2 Laser, Dermapen, Dermaroller and MMP®, delivers the desired medication to treat skin neoplasias and also acts in skin rejuvenation. Objective To treat BCC lesions using bleomycin via MMP®. Methods Ninety-eight BCC lesions in different anatomical areas were treated using MMP® technology to administer and uniformly distribute bleomycin throughout the lesion and in the established safety margin. Results The cure rate after six months was 96.94%; and recurrences were not associated with lesion size and/or depth. Adverse effects were the expected ones. Study limitations The follow-up time was only six months. Conclusion This therapeutic route showed to be promising and effective
Disciplines: Medicina
Keyword: Oncología,
Dermatología,
Terapéutica,
Carcinoma basocelular,
Neoplasias cutáneas,
Farmacoterapia,
Bleomicina
Keyword: Oncology,
Dermatology,
Therapeutics,
Bleomycin,
Basal cell carcinoma,
Drug therapy,
Skin neoplasm
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