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Pho·to·frin (foґto-frin) trademark for a preparation of porfimer sodium.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Photofrin
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porfimer sodium — por·fi·mer sodium pȯr fə mər n a photosensitizing mixture of porphyrin oligomers that is administered by intravenous injection to induce photosensitivity in tumor cells (as of esophageal carcinoma) before subjecting them to laser light in… … Medical dictionary
porfimer sodium — A drug used to treat some types of cancer. When absorbed by cancer cells and exposed to light, porfimer sodium becomes active and kills the cancer cells. It is a type of photodynamic therapy agent. Also called Photofrin … English dictionary of cancer terms
