Photofrin

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Photofrin
TermPhotofrin
Short definitionPhotofrin - (pronounced) (FOH toh frin) A drug used to treat some types of cancer. When absorbed by cancer cells and exposed to light, Photofrin becomes active and kills the cancer cells. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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Photofrin - (pronounced) (FOH toh frin) A drug used to treat some types of cancer. When absorbed by cancer cells and exposed to light, Photofrin becomes active and kills the cancer cells. It's a type of photodynamic therapy agent. Also called porfimer sodium

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