Presence and Future of Photodynamic Therapy(PDT) in Recurrent Cervical Cancer

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been established as a useful treatment for early stage cancer and dysplasia of uterine cervix. Multidisciplinary therapy is necessary for recurrent lesion of cervical cancer after hysterectomy. However, many cases are repeat recurrence, and it is difficult to complete treatment after radiation therapy. Occasionally surgical treatment such as total pelvic exenteration makes patient’s condition worse in terms of quality of life. PDT can be performed without systemic side effect, and it was suggested that PDT would become one of the effective treatment modalities for recurrent cervical cancer. We expect PDT could yield excellent result in recurrent cervical cancer as part of our new therapeutic strategy.