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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… Expand
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7 relations

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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Review
2019
Review
2019
Photodynamic therapy in cancer treatment - an update review
Cancer remains a worldwide health problem, being the disease with the highest impact on global health. Even with all the recent… Expand
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2009
2009
Photodynamic therapy for non-resectable perihilar cholangiocarcinoma.
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has emerged as a useful tool for palliative treatment of the otherwise difficult to treat perihilar… Expand
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Buried Dysplasia and Early Adenocarcinoma Arising in Barrett Esophagus After Porfimer-photodynamic Therapy
The restoration of squamous epithelium after photodynamic therapy (PDT) for Barrett esophagus (BE) and its related neoplasms has… Expand
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Photodynamic therapy with porfimer sodium for ablation of high-grade dysplasia in Barrett's esophagus: international, partially blinded, randomized phase III trial.
BACKGROUND Barrett's esophagus (BE) may lead to high-grade dysplasia (HGD) and adenocarcinoma. The objective was to examine the… Expand
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Photodynamic Therapy for Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia
Objectives: Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a minimally invasive treatment for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN). We report… Expand
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Population pharmacokinetics of the photodynamic therapy agent 2-[1-hexyloxyethyl]-2-devinyl pyropheophorbide-a in cancer patients.
Photodynamic therapy is an effective and often curative treatment for certain solid tumors. The porphyrin-based photosensitizer… Expand
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Analysis of photosensitivity in Japanese cancer-bearing patients receiving photodynamic therapy with porfimer sodium (Photofrin).
A major disadvantage of a new cancer treatment, porfimer sodium (Photofrin)-mediated photodynamic therapy (PF-PDT), is… Expand
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Photodynamic therapy using porfimer sodium as an alternative to cystectomy in patients with refractory transitional cell carcinoma in situ of the bladder. Bladder Photofrin Study Group.
PURPOSE Photodynamic therapy combines a photosensitizer, such as porfimer sodium (Photofrin), with red laser light (630 nm.) to… Expand
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Photodynamic therapy with porfimer sodium versus thermal ablation therapy with Nd:YAG laser for palliation of esophageal cancer: a multicenter randomized trial.
BACKGROUND Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a different type of laser treatment from Nd:YAG thermal ablation for palliation of… Expand
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1993
1993
Photodynamic Therapy for Cancers: A Clinical Trial of Porfimer Sodium in Japan
Photodynamic therapy utilizing Photofrin has proven to be an effective modality that can be used in the treatment of a wide… Expand
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