Ameluz
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| Ameluz | |
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| Term | Ameluz |
| Short definition | Ameluz (A meh looz) medicine containing the active substance aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride that is used together with photodynamic therapy to treat actinic keratosis (a skin disease that can become cancerous). When Ameluz is taken up by abnormal cells, including cancer cells, and then exposed to certain types of light, it becomes active and kills the cells. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Ameluz - (pronounced) (A meh looz) medicine containing the active substance aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride that is used together with photodynamic therapy to treat actinic keratosis (a skin disease that can become cancerous). When Ameluz is taken up by abnormal cells, including cancer cells, and then exposed to certain types of light, it becomes active and kills the cells. Ameluz is a kind of photosensitizer
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