@inproceedings{46d4d22f337f4d79a853f62aa23d769b,
title = "Individual in-vitro sensitivities of human pancreatic carcinoma cell lines to photodynamic therapy",
abstract = "Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising alternative in the treatment of pancreatic cancer in man, due to the low sensitivity of the normal pancreas to PDT as shown in preclinical studies. Investigations on four human pancreatic cancer lines (MIA PaCa-2, PaCa 1, PaCa 3, and CAPAN 2) in vitro demonstrated a considerable variety in PDT-sensitivity proportional to the degree of differentiation, which was related to photosensitizer-uptake (PhotofrinTM). The well differentiated pancreatic tumor line Capan 2 showed a close relationship between high cell density and increased PDT-resistance. The Photofrin uptake of Capan 2 at high cell densities could be increased by short trypsinization prior to photosensitizer exposure. The data supports the hypothesis that a complex intercellular organization reduces the cell surface available for photosensitizer uptake and may cause the relative PDT resistance of normal pancreatic tissues and highly differentiated tumors.",
author = "Moesta, \{K. T.\} and Andrew Dmytrijuk and Schlag, \{Peter M.\} and Mang, \{Thomas S.\}",
year = "1992",
language = "English",
isbn = "0819407917",
series = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
publisher = "Publ by Int Soc for Optical Engineering",
pages = "43--51",
booktitle = "Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering",
note = "Optical Methods for Tumor Treatment and Detection: Mechanisms and Techniques in Photodynamic Therapy ; Conference date: 20-01-1992 Through 21-01-1992",
}