Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Phase I Clinical Trial Using Topical Silicon Phthalocyanine (Pc 4) Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) for the Treatment of Pre-Malignant and Malignant Skin Conditions
Brief Summary:
RATIONALE: Photodynamic therapy uses a drug that becomes active when it is exposed to a certain kind of light. When the drug is active, tumor cells are killed. Photodynamic therapy using silicon phthalocyanine 4 may be effective against skin cancer.
PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying the side effects and best dose of photodynamic therapy using silicon phthalocyanine 4 in treating patients with actinic keratosis, Bowen's disease, skin cancer, or stage I or stage II mycosis fungoides.