Photocarcinogenic risk of narrowband ultraviolet B (TL-01) phototherapy: early follow-up data

Photocarcinogenic risk of narrowband ultraviolet B (TL-01) phototherapy: early follow-up data.

Narrowband Ultraviolet B Phototherapy of Early Stage Mycosis Fungoides in Korean Patients

BACKGROUND Narrowband UVB (NBUVB) is currently used to treat early mycosis fungoides (MF). There are a number of reports on the efficacy and safety of NBUVB in Caucasians, but little data is available for Asians. OBJECTIVE This study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of NBUVB for early stage MF in Korean patients. METHODS We enrolled 14 patients (12 men, 2 women; age ran...

An appraisal of narrowband (TL-01) UVB phototherapy. British Photodermatology Group Workshop Report (April 1996).

In Europe, ultraviolet (UV) B phototherapy is being increasingly used for the treatment of skin disease. While this is in part due to an increased awareness of the cancer risks of photochemotherapy (PUVA) there is also evidence that a ‘new’ UVB phototherapy source (TL-01) is more effective than conventional broadband UVB sources, and is possibly as effective as PUVA. A working party of the Brit...

Narrowband UV-B (TL-01) phototherapy vs oral 8-methoxypsoralen psoralen-UV-A for the treatment of chronic plaque psoriasis.

OBJECTIVE To compare the efficacy of narrowband UV-B (TL-01) phototherapy with oral 8-methoxypsoralen photochemotherapy (8-MOP psoralen-UV-A [PUVA]) in patients with chronic plaque psoriasis (CPP). DESIGN Open, randomized, controlled study. SETTING Phototherapy unit in a dermatology hospital. PATIENTS Fifty-four patients with CCP. INTERVENTIONS Patients received whole-body threshold ery...

Successful Short Desensitization Treatment Protocol with Narrowband UVB Phototherapy (TL-01) in Polymorphic Light Eruption.

INTRODUCTION Polymorphic light eruption (PLE) is a common idiopathic photodermatosis that typically presents with pruritic papular or papulovesicular lesions on sun-exposed skin between spring and autumn. In many subjects PLE is mild, and can usually be prevented by the use of broad-spectrum topical sunscreens and a gradual increase in sunlight exposure. However, in some individuals, sunlight e...