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Porfimer Sodium

Known as: Porfimer sodico, Porfimère sodique, Porfimerum natricum 
The sodium salt of a mixture of oligomers formed by ether and ester linkages of up to eight porphyrin units with photodynamic activity. Absorbed… 
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Broader (2)

Dihematoporphyrin EtherHematoporphyrin Derivative
NCIt Antineoplastic Agent TerminologyPorfimer Sodium 75 MG Injection [Photofrin]omeprazole/porfimer sodium

Narrower (2)

PhotofrinPhotofrin II

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2011
2011
Photosensitization Reaction‐Induced Acute Electrophysiological Cell Response of Rat Myocardial Cells in Short Loading Periods of Talaporfin Sodium or Porfimer Sodium
Electrophysiological responses of rat myocardial cells to exogenous photosensitization reactions for a short period of incubation… 
Review
2010
Review
2010
The role of photodynamic therapy in the esophagus.
2006
2006
Changes in esophageal motility after porfimer sodium photodynamic therapy for Barrett's dysplasia and mucosal carcinoma.
Esophageal dysmotility is common in patients with Barrett's esophagus. Previously we have reported deterioration of esophageal… 
2006
2006
Salvage photodynamic therapy for persistent esophageal cancer after chemoradiation therapy.
Review
2004
Review
2004
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) for lung cancer: the Yorkshire Laser Centre experience.
1997
1997
Elimination of adult T cell leukemia cells by ultrasound in the presence of porfimer sodium.
Sonodynamic effects using porfimer sodium (Photofrin; Pf) on leukemic and normal cells were evaluated. The purpose of this… 
1996
1996
Malignant hyperthermia involving the administration of desflurane
PurposeThis report describes an episode of malignant hyperthermia (MH) in a ten year old boy receiving desflurane anaesthesia… 
1994
1994
Balloon photodynamic therapy of esophageal cancer: Effect of increasing balloon size
Photodynamic therapy is currently being used to treat various malignancies including esophageal cancer. The effect of… 
1994
1994
The incidence of masseter muscle rigidity after succinylcholine in infants and children
To determine whether the incidence of masseter muscle rigidity is affected by the anaesthetic induction sequence, we… 
1993
1993
Evaluation of porfimer sodium fluorescence for measuring tissue transformation
Background. Neoplastic tissue can be detected by its increased fluorescence compared with surrounding normal tissue after the… 
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