Porfimer sodium

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Porfimer sodium
TermPorfimer sodium
Short definitionporfimer sodium - (pronounced) (POR-fih-mer SOH-dee-um) A drug used to treat some types of cancer. When porfimer sodium is absorbed by cancer cells and exposed to light, it becomes active and kills the cancer cells. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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porfimer sodium - (pronounced) (POR-fih-mer SOH-dee-um) A drug used to treat some types of cancer. When porfimer sodium is absorbed by cancer cells and exposed to light, it becomes active and kills the cancer cells. It's a type of photodynamic therapy agent. Also called Photofrin

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