Porfimer sodium
Porfimer sodium Brand names, Porfimer sodium Analogs
Porfimer sodium Brand Names Mixture
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Porfimer sodium Chemical_Formula
C68H74N8O11
Porfimer sodium RX_link
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic3/photofrin.htm
Porfimer sodium fda sheet
Porfimer sodium msds (material safety sheet)
Porfimer sodium Synthesis Reference
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Porfimer sodium Molecular Weight
1179.36 g/mol
Porfimer sodium Melting Point
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Porfimer sodium H2O Solubility
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Porfimer sodium State
Solid
Porfimer sodium LogP
5.127
Porfimer sodium Dosage Forms
Powder for solution
Porfimer sodium Indication
Indicated in the treatment of esophageal cancer.
Porfimer sodium 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 sodium Absorption
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Porfimer sodium side effects and Toxicity
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Porfimer sodium Patient Information
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Porfimer sodium Organisms Affected
Humans and other mammals
