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(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 is a type of photodynamic therapy agent. Also called porfimer sodium. |
| Previous Definitions: | phosphorus-32, phosphorylation, photoactivity, photocoagulation, photodynamic therapy | | Next Definitions: | photon-beam radiation, photopheresis, photophobia, photosensitizer, photosensitizing agent |
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