Submitted by isabela.moljf@hotmail.com (isabela.moljf@hotmail.com) on 2017-05-18T13:38:03Z No. of bitstreams: 1 soniamariacruzbastos.pdf: 1103097 bytes, checksum: cd7a339f9e0634c2bfe4c60f01ce3a45 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2017-05-18T14:07:57Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 soniamariacruzbastos.pdf: 1103097 bytes, checksum: cd7a339f9e0634c2bfe4c60f01ce3a45 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-05-18T14:07:57Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 soniamariacruzbastos.pdf: 1103097 bytes, checksum: cd7a339f9e0634c2bfe4c60f01ce3a45 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-12-11 / Ceratoses Actínicas (CA) são lesões de pele frequentes, induzidas primariamente pela luz ultravioleta e que surgem preferencialmente na superfície da pele foto exposta. Representam a manifestação inicial da proliferação de ceratinócitos atípicos intra-epiteliais com um potencial de 0,25% e 20% ao ano de evoluir para o carcinoma espinocelular (CEC) que é metastatizante. São diagnosticadas clinicamente e tratadas ambulatorialmente. Prevalência mundial, com maior distribuição em indivíduos de pele clara fototipo I e II de Fitzpatrick. Existem vários tratamentos (tópicos, cirúrgicos e sistêmicos), sendo a prevenção a modalidade mais importante. O ácido glicólico, primeiro de uma série de alfa hidroxiácidos, quando aplicado topicamente, em baixas concentrações (2% a 12%) nos veículos, cremes, géis ou loções não iônicas, age como epidermolítico e ceratolítico. Isto o torna um excelente ativo no tratamento que propomos. Nosso objetivo foi pesquisar a efetividade ou não de uma nova conduta terapêutica para CA. Avaliar a adesão do paciente ao tratamento. Observar a apresentação de efeitos adversos indesejáveis. O Estudo foi Clínico, Prospectivo, Transversal em pacientes atendidos no Ambulatório de Dermatologia Geriátrica do HU/CAS da UFJF, total de 50 indivíduos. Todos portadores de ceratoses actínicas na face. O resultado mostra que a resolução total das CA não foi observada em todos os pacientes, mas houve adesão completa ao medicamento, não sendo observados efeitos adversos na população em estudo. Concluímos que mesmo não sendo completamente eficaz para o desaparecimento das lesões levou a uma diminuição acentuada do número de lesões e do índice de gravidade das mesmas. / Actinic keratoses (AK) are common skin lesions, primarily induced by ultraviolet light, occurring mainly on the photoexposed skin surface. They represent the initial manifestation of proliferation of atypical intraepithelial keratinocytes with a potential of 0.25% - 20% per year progress to squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), which is metastasizing. They are clinically diagnosed and treated on an outpatient basis. They are prevalent worldwide, with higher distribution in light-skinned individuals of Fitzpatrick phototype I and II. There are several treatments (topical, surgical and systemic), prevention being the most important modality. Glycolic acid, the first of a series of alpha hydroxyacids, when applied topically in low concentrations (2% to 12%) in cream, gels or nonionic lotions, acts as an epidermolytic and keratolytic. This makes it an excellent asset in the treatment that we propose. Our objective was to investigate the effectiveness or otherwise of a new therapeutic approach to AK, assess patient adherence to treatment and observe the appearance of adverse reactions. The study was clinical, prospective, transversal in patients seen at the Geriatric Dermatology Clinic of HU / CAS UFJF, 50 individuals altogether. All patients had actinic keratoses on their face. The result show that total resolution of AK was not observed in all patients, but there was complete adherence to medication, adverse effects not being observed in the study population. We conclude that, although not completely effective for the disappearance of the lesions, it led to a marked decrease in the number of lesions and the severity index of these.

A biomarker of skin cancer would be beneficial in evaluating the efficacy of potential cancer chemoprevention agents. To this end, we investigated the tumor suppresser gene p53 in precancerous actinic keratosis lesions (AK) and malignant squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) using polymerase chain reaction and single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis (PCR-SSCP) techniques. In addition, p53 protein expression was evaluated using immunohistochemistical analysis with the PAB 1801 monoclonal antibody. Nine out of 13 (69%) SCCs and 8 of 15 (53%) AKs were positive for p53 mutations. In contrast, normal skin samples were negative for p53 mutations. Sequence analysis of AKs and SCCs showed primarily C to T transition mutations. Nuclear immunochemical staining for p53 was observed in 12 15 (80%) AK and 12 13 (92%) SSCs. These results suggest that p53 mutations may be involved in the malignant conversion of AKs to SCCs and that p53 may be useful as a biomarker to study the potential modulatory effects of cancer chemopreventive agents against skin cancer.

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The incidence of Squamous Cell Carcinoma is growing in certain populations to the extent that it is now the most common skin lesion in young men and women in high ultraviolet exposure regions such as Queensland. In terms of incidence up to 45% of the Australian population over 40 years of age is thought to possess the precancerous Solar Keratosis lesion and with a small but significant chance of progression into SCC, understanding the genetic events that play a role in this process is essential. The major aims of this study were to analyse whole blood derived samples for DNA aberrations in genes associated with tumour development and cellular maintenance, with the ultimate aim of identifying genes associated with non-melanoma skin cancer development. This study had an explicit emphasis on the mitochondrial genome and nuclear genes that encode for subunits in the mitochondrial regulated energy transducing oxidative phosphorylation pathways. More specifically the first aim of this project was to analyse the NDUFA8, PTCH, NDUFAS, SMOH, SDHD, MMPI2, NDUFV1, EMSI, COXVIIc, and RASAI genes via non-specific fluorophoric Real-Time PCR for genetic aberrations in an affected Solar Keratosis and control cohort. The second aim was to analyse two specific genes, SDHD and MMPI2, for copy number aberrations via Dual-Labelled Probe Real-Time PCR in the same affected Solar Keratosis and control cohort. The third aim was to analyse Mitochondrial DNA Depletion syndrome (MDS) in a chemically exposed RAAF personnel cohort via Dual-Labelled Probe Real-Time PCR. The significance of these studies is in their contribution to the knowledge of the genetic pathways that are malformed in the progression and development of the pre-cancerous skin lesion Solar Keratosis. Furthermore, it would determine whether the genes analysed in this study exist in greater prevalence in the affected Solar Keratosis population compared to the control cohort. With regard to the MDS component, identifying the presence of this disease in these individuals was initially undertaken as part of a study to provide evidence in compensation claims. The diagnosis may assist in their medical therapy, insofar as some of them were now suffering from liver malfunctions and atypical male breast cancer. Another application of this effective and low cost method of diagnosing MDS is in populations with high HTV incidences. This is due to the fact that the most common drug used to treat this disease can give rise to the expression of MDS, thus further complicating the health status of HIV infected individuals. The analysis of this research was accomplished via the Real-Time PCR technique, with a non-specific fluorophore component in addition to specific Dual-Labelled Probe components, to ascertain the general nature of any aberration identified in the sample cohort. This project also employed additional methods of analysis such as DHPLC and DNA sequencing to assist in determining the veracity of its aims, particularly in terms of the precise detection of genetic aberrations via Real-Time PCR. Patients exhibiting male breast cancer and liver malftinctions were also analysed via Dual-Labelled Probe RealTime PCR to ascertain the presence of Mitochondrial DNA Depletion syndrome, a disorder characterised by lactic acidosis, liver failure, seizures, and congestive heart failure. Determining the presence of this syndrome in these patients would assist in their medical treatment, and contribute to the analytical methods available to diagnose this syndrome, which is known to occur in HIV sufferers due to the nucleoside drugs used to combat the disease. Real-Time PCR can adequately gauge the integrity of a genetic area in terms of amplicon malformities (non-specific-fluorophoric) and DNA copy number aberrations (Dual-Labelled Probe) via fluorophore signal differentials compared to wild-type samples and housekeeper profiles. The results of the first component of this project, namely the analysis of five gene pairs by non-specific fluorophoric Real-Time PCR, highlighted that a significantly higher incidence of putative aberrants is evident in the affected population when compared to the control cohort. The genes analysed were NDUFA8, PTCH, NDUFA5, SMOH, SDHD, MMP 12, NDUFVI, EMS 1, COXVIIc, and RASA 1. These ten genes were subdivided into five pairs; one of the pair being a gene associated with the development of a non-melanotic skin cancer (NMSC), the other a gene encoding for a subunit of the Electron Transport Chain (ETC). Each of these pairs exists in close proximity to one another on a particular chromosomal locale. Differences were highlighted in the single gene triplicate run population. The ETC genes (NDUFA8, NDUFA5, SDHD, NIDUFVI, COXVIIc) exhibited 10 / 720 (1.37%) as being putative mutants in the control population, compared to 117 / 675 (17.3%) for the affected population (p value less than 0.0001). The NMSC gene analysis (PTCH, SMOH, MMPI2, EMSI, RASA1) produced a 16 / 720 (2.22%) ratio for the control population, with the affected population having an incidence of 97 / 675 (14.4 %) for putative mutants (p value less than 0.0001). The observance of putative aberrants in the NDUFVI (p less than 0.018), EMS1 (p less than 0.003), COXVTIc (p less than 0.001), and RASA I (p less than 0.009) genes in the affected Solar Keratosis (SK) population was significantly higher than that observed in the control population. The majority of aberrations detected via the non-specific fluorophoric Real-Time PCR technique were small nucleotide base insertions and deletions. The analysis of the SK affected and control cohort via Real-Time PCR proved a cost-effective and reliable method in identifying the presence of DNA aberrations such as non-instructional sites. The results of the second component extended the findings of the non-specific fluorophoric analysis. The SDHD and MMPI 2 genes were analysed for copy number aberrations via Dual-Labelled Probe Real-Time PCR for genetic aberrations the same affected and control Solar Keratosis cohort. It was found that 12 of 279 samples had identifiable copy-number aberrations in either the SDHD or MMPI2 gene (this means that a genetic section of either of these two genes is aberrantly amplified or deleted), with five of the samples exhibiting aberrations in both genes. The MMPI2 gene also had nine samples identified as possessing an intronic heterozygous base-pair substitution anomaly via DNA sequencing. The NDUFA8 gene had 12 samples identified as anomalous via the DHPLC technique, 11 of which were identified via non-specific fluorophoric Real-Time PCR, with the analysis performed to verify the accuracy of the Real-Time technique in identifying DNA aberrations. This study identified DNA aberrations in an affected Solar Keratosis and control cohort and ascertained several particular genomic abnomialities in the SDHD, MMPI2 and NDUFA8 genes, with an emphasis on copy-number aberrations and amplicon abnormalities. In the third component of this study, namely the analysis of Mitochondrial DNA Depletion syndrome (MDS) in a jet-fuel exposed RAAF personnel cohort via Dual-Labelled Probe Real-Time PCR, the results indicated that four of the seven patients were expressing MDS. Of the four patients who exhibited a reduction in mitochondrial copy-number the average decrease was of a four-fold level, or approximately a depletion of mitochondrial copies from 200 plus to ~ 54 (74 % reduction in MtDNA). The patients who contributed DNA for investigation into the presence of MDS were suffering from liver malfunction and atypical male breast cancer. The Dual-Labelled Probe technique proved a reliable and cost effective method in identifying the presence of MDS in these patients, with the DNA extracted from fresh white blood cells that had been isolated using the Ficoll-Hypaque method. The importance of this is that accurate levels of Mitochondrial DNA copy numbers can be ascertained in white blood cells as it removes the presence of platelets, which also contain mitochondria but no nucleus. The analysis of ETC and NMSC associated genes in addition to mitochondrial copy number integrity means that this study investigated two aspects of the carcinogenetic pathway i.e. abnormal energy regulation and the regulation of micromolecular and macromolecular cellular homeostatic mechanisms. The mechanism of programmed cell death or apoptosis is regulated by the mitochondria and the ability of a genetically damaged cell to evade the apoptotic process is directly linked to a cell becoming cancerous. It is only after the evasion of apoptosis and the replication of the damaged cells' DNA into daughter cells that neoplastic events can occur. Thus, this study contributed to the understanding of how neo-plastic lesions may develop and progress into invasive tumours. It additionally assisted in proving the effectiveness of the RealTime PCR technique in detecting DNA aberrations and mitochondrial copy number anomalies.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-07-22T20:50:24Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2010-04-28 / INTRODUÇÃO: Rejuvenescimento fotodinâmico refere-se ao tratamento do fotoenvelhecimento e das queratoses actínicas. OBJETIVO: Avaliar a eficácia da terapia fotodinâmica com ácido aminolevulínico a 20% (ALA) ¾ tópico e luz intensa pulsada no tratamento das queratoses actínicas e do fotoenvelhecimento facial. MÉTODOS: Quarenta e três pacientes com idade média 71,3 anos, fototipos de pele I e IV divididos em: Controle (aplicação LIP/18J); Tratamento-I (ALA incubado por duas horas; ativado por duas passagens de LIP/16J); Tratamento-II (ALA; duas passagens de LIP/18J), foram avaliados por dois observadores, clínica e fotograficamente, no Pré, 48 horas, 8 e 12 semanas após, pela escala de Griffiths. Cinco queratoses actínicas foram marcadas como alvo para contagem no Pós- Tratamento, sendo uma submetida à biopsia antes e depois do tratamento, para avaliação anatomopatológica de atipias e perda de polaridade. RESULTADOS: Testes não-paramétricos mostraram melhora significativa (rugas finas, alterações texturais, pigmentação irregular) nos Grupos-Tratamento-I/II. No Grupo Controle, significância apenas para alterações pigmentares. Queratoses actínicas tiveram redução maior nos Grupos II (68, 4%) e I (51,2%) em relação ao Controle (5%). Houve redução significativa da gravidade das atipias e perda de polaridade nos Grupos-TratamentoI/II em relação ao controle. CONCLUSÃO: A terapia fotodinâmica, com ácido 5aminolevulínico e luz intensa pulsada, mostrou-se efetiva no tratamento do fotoenvelhecimento e das queratoses actínicas faciais. O tratamento das queratoses actínicas foi mais efetivo com uso de maior energia. / BACKGROUND: Photodynamic rejuvenation is the term used to the treatment of actinic keratosis and photodamage with photodynamic therapy. OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the efficacy of photodynamic therapy with aminolevulinic acid and intense pulsed light in the treatment of actinic keratosis and photodamage. METHODS: Fourty three patients mean age 71,3 years, were randomized in three groups: Control (IPL 18J); Treatment I (ALA+ IPL 16J); and Treatment II ( ALA+ IPL 18J) and evaluated clinically an photographically by two observers in Pre, 48hs, 8 weeks and 12 weeks Post-Treatment using Griffth’s Photonumeric Scale. Five actinic keratosis were marked as target in Pre-Treatment and biopsies Pre and Post-Treatment were done in one lesion to evaluate atypias and loss of cellular polarity. RESULTS: Non parametric tests showed marked improvement in mottled pigmentation, texture fine wrinkles in Groups Treatment I and II. In Control Group improvement only in mottled pigmentation. Actinic Keratosis clearance in Groups Treatment I and II were 51,2% and 68,4% respectively, whereas in Group Control it was 5%. In relation to Control Group, Groups Treatment I and II showed significant reduction of atypias and improvement in loss of cellular polarity. CONCLUSIONS: Photodynamic therapy with aminolevulinic acid and intense pulsed light is effective in the treatment of photodamage and actinic keratosis. The resolution of actinic keratosis was better with higher levels of energy. / TEDE / BV UNIFESP: Teses e dissertações

Orientador: Juliano Vilaverde Schmitt / Resumo: FUNDAMENTOS: As queratoses actínicas são lesões pré-malignas com risco de transformação para carcinoma espinocelular invasivo. OBJETIVOS: Correlacionar as características clínicas das queratoses actínicas dos antebraços e dorso das mãos com o grau de atipia do exame histológico (Keratinocyte Intraepidermal Neoplasia) e a expressão lesional e perilesional de p53 e Ki-67; desenvolver e validar uma escala de gravidade clínica que possa inferir o grau histológico das queratoses actínicas. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal em que foram avaliadas clinicamente 162 queratoses actínicas quanto ao diâmetro, eritema, infiltração, hiperqueratose e exulceração e biopsiadas 34 lesões com diferentes padrões. As características clínicas foram correlacionadas com o grau de atipia histológica e expressão de p53 e Ki-67. RESULTADOS: As características clínicas apresentaram baixa consistência entre si (Cronbach=0,24). Apenas o diâmetro das lesões se correlacionou significativamente com o grau de atipia (p=0,04), e apenas o eritema, a hiperqueratose e o diâmetro se correlacionaram com as marcações imuno-histoquímicas. Foi desenvolvido um escore clínico incluindo o diâmetro, a hiperqueratose e a exulceração, o qual se correlacionou significativamente com o grau de atipia (Rho de Spearman=0,43; p=0,01). LIMITAÇÕES DO ESTUDO: O escore obtido não pode ser extrapolado para áreas que não sejam os antebraços e dorso das mãos; não houve seguimento prospectivo dos pacientes; não incluímos pacientes com genoderm... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: BACKGROUND: Actinic keratosis are pre-malignant lesions with risk of transformation for invasive squamous cell carcinoma. OBJECTIVES: To correlate the clinical features of actinic keratosis of the forearms and dorsum of the hands with its histological features (Keratinocyte Intraepidermal Neoplasia) and p53 and Ki-67 staining in the lesion and around the lesion; develop and validate a clinical severity scale that can infer the histological grade of actinic keratosis. METHODS: A cross-sectional study in which 162 actinic keratosis were clinically evalueted for diameter, erythema, infiltration, hyperkeratosis and exulceration, and 34 lesions with different patterns were biopsied. Clinical features were associated with degrees of atypia and p53 and Ki-67 staining. RESULTS: Clinical features were low in consistency (Cronbach=0.24). Only the diameter of the lesions was significantly correlated with the degree of atypia (p=0.04), and only erythema, hyperkeratosis and diameter were correlated with immunohistochemical staining. A clinical score including the diameter, hyperkeratosis and exulceration was developed, with significant correlation with the degree of atypia (Spearman's Rho=0.43; p=0.01). LIMITATIONS: The developed score can not be extrapolated to areas other than the forearms and back of the hands; there was no prospective follow-up of the patients; we did not include patients with genodermatosis or immunosuppressed patients. CONCLUSION: Clinical features of actinic kerato... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

A instabilidade genômica tem sido amplamente usada para caracterizar células cancerosas. Alterações genéticas em queratose actínica (QA) e carcinoma espinocelular (CEC) foram investigadas pelo método de random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) e análise de microssatélites com o objetivo de encontrar marcadores moleculares para auxiliar o prognóstico e o diagnóstico médico. O DNA foi obtido de pacientes brasileiros cirurgiados e tratados no Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, totalizando oito QAs, 24 CECs, e tecidos normais e/ou leucócitos correspondentes. Os microssatélites estudados foram D6S251, D6S252, D9S15, D9S50, D9S52, D9S180, D9S196, D9S280 e D9S287, tendo em vista a detecção de instabilidade genômica representada por perda de heterozigosidade (LOH) e instabilidade de microssatélites (MSI). Os \"primers\" usados para comparar os padrões de RAPD foram OPA-2, OPA-7, OPA-13, OPA-17, OPB-8, OPB-13, OPB-17 e OPB-19. Foi obtida correlação significativa na progressão de QA (1/8) para CEC (5/22) referente ao microssatélite D6S251. As diferenças nos padrões de DNA obtidos pelo método RAPD comparados aos controles foram maiores em lesões com maior grau de severidade segundo critério histológico. O mesmo padrão RAPD foi observado no controle e no tumor em 27% QA, 24% CEC I, 9% CEC II e 0% CEC III. Estes resultados mostram que o microssatélite D6S251 e o método de RAPD são informativos, podendo ser potenciais candidatos para auxílio no diagnóstico e prognóstico de QA e CEC. / Genomic instability has been widely used to characterize cancer cells. Genetic alterations in human actinic keratosis (AK) and squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) were investigated by the random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) method, and microsatellite analysis. DNA was obtained from Brazilian patients diagnosed and treated in the School of Medicine of University of Sao Paulo out Clinics Hospital. Eight AKs, 24 SCCs, and 4 BCCs, matched to normal skin tissue and/or leukocytes were studied. Microsatellite patterns were obtained with primers specific to amplify D6S251, D6S252, D9S15, D9S50, D9S52, D9S180, D9S196, D9S280, and D9S287, in search of detection Loss of heterozygosity (LOH) and Microsatellite instability (MSI). The RAPD primers were: OPA-2, OPA-7, OPA-13, OPA-17, OPB-8, OPB-13, OPB-17, and OPB-19. A significant correlation was obtained regarding the progress of AK (1/8) to SCC (5/22) detected with the D6S251 microsatellite. DNA fingerprint obtained with RAPD primers were altered in increasing number of samples, according to their histological degree of differentiation. Similar RAPD patterns were observed in tumor and control in 27% AK, 24% SCC I, 9% SCC II, and zero SCC III. These results suggest microsatellite D6S251 and RAPD method to be potential tools in diagnosis and prognosis of AK and SCC.

Orientador: Hélio Amante Miot / Resumo: Fundamentos: Campo de cancerização cutâneo representa uma área com alterações genômicas induzidas pela radiação ultravioleta, cujo sinal de atividade são as queratoses actínicas (QA). Tratamentos que visem sua estabilização podem reduzir a incidência de QA e de tumores cutâneos não melanoma. Estudos em terapia fotodinâmica com metil aminolevulinato (TFD-MAL) no tratamento do campo de cancerização cutâneo mostram redução de até 89% na contagem de QA, já com colchicina tópica, há redução de até 78%. Até o momento, não há estudos comparando colchicina com TFD-MAL. Esse trabalho objetiva avaliar eficácia e segurança de colchicina 0,5% creme versus TFD-MAL no tratamento do campo de cancerização dos antebraços.Casuística e métodos: Ensaio clínico aberto, controlado, randomizado, envolvendo 36 pacientes do ambulatório de Dermatologia da UNESP-Botucatu, com 3-10 QAs em cada antebraço, tratados (cada antebraço) com creme de colchicina 0,5% (2x/dia por 10 dias) ou uma sessão de TFD-MAL; reavaliados após 60 dias. A avaliação clínica foi realizada pela contagem de QAs, seus subtipos clínicos, sua escala de gravidade e escala de fotoenvelhecimento dos antebraços. Avaliação histopatológica foi realizada pelo escore KIN (Keratinocyte Intraepithelial Neoplasia), atrofia epitelial e imunohistoquímica de p53 e Ki67. Todos os pacientes incluídos no estudo e randomizados fizeram parte da população ITT (intention to treat). Os dados do único dropout foram imputados como LOCF (last observed car... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Mestre

Orientador: Hélio Amante Miot / Resumo: O tratamento do campo de cancerização tem o intuito de evitar a progressão das lesões pré-malignas ou desenvolvimento de lesões subclínicas, como forma de prevenção da carcinogênese. Existem diversas propostas de tratamento, porém, há poucos estudos com nicotinamida oral, nenhum comparando a eficácia entre 5-fluorouracil (5FU) tópico com fotoproteção, ou na sua associação com a nicotinamida oral. Objetivos: Avaliação da eficácia da nicotinamida oral, versus 5FU tópico intermitente, e fotoproteção, no tratamento do campo de cancerização cutâneo e queratoses actínicas (QA). Casuística e métodos: Desenho: ensaio clínico randomizado (em blocos), controlado (intrasujeito), duplo cego, fatorial. Participantes: pacientes imunocompetentes, que continham entre três e dez QA cada antebraço, selecionados durante os atendimentos do ambulatório oncológico do serviço de dermatologia da Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu – UNESP no período de março a setembro de 2016. Houve randomização em blocos e alocação em grupos dos pacientes e antebraços. Intervenção: um grupo recebeu nicotinamida 500mg, via oral, cada 12h, e o outro, placebo. Um dos antebraços recebeu 5FU 5% creme, noturno, 3x por semana, e ambos, filtro solar (FPS 30) diurno. A duração dos tratamentos foi de 120 dias. Os pacientes foram avaliados nos momentos: T0 e T120 para avaliação clínica (contagem de QA, escore de gravidade de QA e escore de fotoenvelhecimento) e biópsia de pele para avaliação do grau de neoplasia intraepitelial... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: Background: The treatment of the skin field cancerization is aimed at preventing the progression of premalignant lesions or the development of subclinical lesions as a way of preventing carcinogenesis. There are several treatment proposals, however, there are few studies with oral nicotinamide, none comparing the efficacy of topical 5-fluorouracil (5FU) with photoprotection, or its association with oral nicotinamide. Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy of oral nicotinamide versus intermittent topical 5FU and photoprotection in the treatment of cutaneous cancer and actinic keratoses (AK). Casuistry and methods: Design: randomized (blocks), controlled (intrasubject), double blind, factorial clinical trial. Participants: immunocompetent patients, who had between 3 and 10 AK each forearm, selected during the visits of the oncology outpatient clinic of the dermatology department of Botucatu Medical School - UNESP from March to September, 2016. There was randomization in blocks and allocation in Groups of patients and forearms. Intervention: one group received nicotinamide 500mg, orally every 12h, and the other, placebo. One of the forearms received 5FU 5% cream, overnight, 3x per week, and both, daytime (SPF 30) sunscreen. The duration of the treatments was 120 days. The patients were evaluated at the moments: T0 and T120 for clinical evaluation (AK score, AK severity score and photoaging score) and skin biopsy for evaluation of the levels of keratinocyte intraepithelial neoplasi... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre