Table 2.
Type of Study | Number | Type of Case | Number | Method of Delivery of Synthetic Vitamin D or D3 * | Number | Type of Photosensitizer | Number |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
human studies | 9 | actinic keratoses | 5 | ointment/cream | 11 | 5-ALA | 11 |
in vitro cell line | 5 | squamous cell skin cancers | 3 | application to the cell solution | 5 | MAL | 6 |
animal studies | 5 | breast cancer cell line | 2 | systemic/intraperitoneally | 3 | Other | 2 |
glioma cell lines | 1 | oral/diet | 2 | ||||
psoriasis | 1 | ||||||
other (individual cases) |
7 |
*—two studies reported two types of application.