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Novel LED Photodynamic Therapy of Oral Precancer Lesions

Hsu Yih-chih, Chung Yuan Christian University
Year 2017Year Period:2017-01-01 to 2018-03-31

Overview

  • Currently oral precancer lesions are treated mainly surgically. The resultant damage to a large area of the face often adversely affects a patient’s appearance and speech capacity and causes dysphagia.
  • The team has thus developed a noninvasive LED photodynamic therapy (PDT) system for treating oral precancer lesions by drawing on its core competence in multi-chip LED packaging, polymer optical fiber, and LED coupling technologies.
  • With such benefits as excellent efficacy, low cost, high mobility, and ease of operation, it stands out as an excellent alternative that can spare damage to a large area of the face at a time when surgery remains the norm.

Development Process

Over the course of this project under the Applied Research Incubation Program, the team completed EMC testing, efficacy verification via animal tests, risk assessment, software validation, and usability evaluation. On October 16, 2019, Chayah Therapeutics, Inc. was established.

Milestones

2020
  • Partnered with Cathay General Hospital.
2019
  • Forms Chayah Therapeutics, Inc.)
  • Received Germination Program funding.
2017
  • Admission to the MOST’s Nursery Program.
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