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. 2023 Feb 28;15(2):e35614. doi: 10.7759/cureus.35614

Table 1. The usage of lidocaine in the treatment of squamous cell carcinoma.

Author (year) Reported Dosage or Concentration of Lidocaine Area of Application Additional Pharmaceutical Medications Route of Administration
Clark and Kalan (1995) [9] 100 mg Intravenous Ketamine In vivo
Ferreira et al. (2018) [10] 1-5% Applied to cells (incubation) Doxorubicin In vitro
Firoz et al. (2009) [11] 0.50% Injection (type unspecified) into digits Aspirin, coumadin, plavix, and vitamin E In vivo
Hakim et al. (2018) [12] 1, 1.5, 2 mg/kg Intravenous Ketamine, lidocaine, mexiletine, methadone, and morphine In vivo
Heller et al. (1998) [13] 1% Injection (type unspecified) around the treatment site Bleomycin In vivo
Ho et al. (2004) [14] 2% Topical (on tongue/pharynx) followed by gentle suctioning Atropine In vivo
Johnstone et al. (1995) [15] 2.50% Case 1: Intravenous; Case 2: Intravenous, then topical; Case 3: Intravenous, then topical; Case 4: Intravenous, then topical Nitrous oxide isofluoride fentanyl In vivo
Kintzel et al. (2018) [16] 1 mg/minute (60 mg/hour), 0.8 mg/minute (48 mg/hour), 0.6 mg/minute (36 mg/hour), 0.6 mg/minute (36 mg/hour), 0.4 mg/minute Intravenous Gabapentin, methadone, ketamine acetaminophen, and pro re nata (PRN) hydromorphone In vivo
Kobayashi et al. (2012) [17] 400 μM, 676.6 μM, 735.5 μM, 811.6 μM, and 4000 μM Applied to cells Dibucaine tetracaine, bupivacaine, lidocaine, and procaine In vitro
Krishnan and Mitragotri (2020) [18] N/A N/A 5-FU, imiquimod, and ingenol mebutate N/A
Lee et al. (2013) [19] N/A Topical Papaverine, streptokinase, and urokinase In vivo
Liu et al. (2022) [20] 0, 1,5, and 10 mM Applied to cells Cisplatin In vitro
Mücke et al. (2015) [21] 20 mg/g lidocaine hydrochloride Oral (salve) Diclofenac and omeprazole In vivo
Sercarz et al. (1995) [22] 1% Injection (nerve) N/A In vivo
Strickland et al. (1993) [23] 100 mg Intravenous Fentanyl citrate, nitrous oxide, isoflurane fentanyl, and atropine In vivo
Tartaglione et al. (2008) [24] 10% Topical (spray) Nanocolloidal In vivo
Thakur et al. (2012) [25] Three subsequent sprays of 7%, followed by an intratracheal injection of 5% Topical (spray) followed by intratracheal injection N/A In vivo
Turnbull et al. (2011) [26] Patch 5%, jelly 2% Topical (jelly) Bisphosphonate, ropivacaine, fentanyl, ketamine, morphine, methadone, oxycodone, haloperidol, and mepivacaine In vivo
Wang et al. (2016) [27] 5% Applied to the lip (assuming topical) Cefuroxime axetil, prednisone acetate, and ketotifen fumarate In vivo
Wiese et al. (1993) [29] 0.5 ml 0.25 %, 7 μg/mL Applied to cells: Injection (single dose) or medium with lidocaine N/A In vitro
Yasuta et al. (2014) [31] 1% Intradermal Iomeprol (as a contrast agent) In vivo