Porfimer
Porfimer Brand names, Porfimer Analogs
Porfimer Brand Names Mixture
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Porfimer Chemical_Formula
C68H74N8O11
Porfimer RX_link
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic3/photofrin.htm
Porfimer fda sheet
Porfimer msds (material safety sheet)
Porfimer Synthesis Reference
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Porfimer Molecular Weight
1179.36 g/mol
Porfimer Melting Point
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Porfimer H2O Solubility
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Porfimer State
Solid
Porfimer LogP
5.127
Porfimer Dosage Forms
Powder for solution
Porfimer Indication
Indicated in the treatment of esophageal cancer.
Porfimer Pharmacology
Porfimer is a photosensitizing agent used in the photodynamic therapy (PDT) of tumors. Porfimer is indicated for the palliation of patients with completely obstructing esophageal cancer, or of patients with partially obstructing esophageal cancer who cannot be satisfactorily treated with Nd:YAG laser therapy, reduction of obstruction and palliation of symptoms in patients with completely or partially obstructing endobronchial nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and the treatment of microinvasive endobronchial NSCLC in patients for whom surgery and radiotherapy are not indicated. The cytotoxic and antitumor actions of porfimer are light and oxygen dependent. Tumor selectivity in treatment occurs through a combination of selective retention of porfimer and selective delivery of light.
Porfimer Absorption
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Porfimer side effects and Toxicity
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Porfimer Patient Information
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Porfimer Organisms Affected
Humans and other mammals
