Talaporfin
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| AHFS/Drugs.com | International Drug Names |
| Routes of administration | IV |
| ATC code | none |
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| CAS Number |
110230-98-3 220201-34-3 (sodium salt) |
| PubChem (CID) | 5486799 |
| ChemSpider |
16737134 |
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P4ROX5ELT2 |
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| Formula | C38H41N5O9 |
| Molar mass | 711.76 g/mol |
| 3D model (Jmol) | Interactive image |
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Talaporfin (INN, also known as aspartyl chlorin, mono-L-aspartyl chlorin e6, NPe6, or LS11) is a photosensitizer used in photodynamic therapy (PDT).
It absorbs red light at 664-667 nm normally provided by a laser tuned to this wavelength.[1]
It was approved in Japan (in 2004) for PDT of lung cancer and marketed as Laserphyrin.[2]
It is trademarked as Aptocine by Light Sciences Oncology.[3]
References
- ↑ http://journals.lww.com/jto/Fulltext/2006/06000/Photodynamic_Therapy__PDT__for_Lung_Cancers.18.aspx "Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) for Lung Cancers" 2006
- ↑ http://meeting.ascopubs.org/cgi/content/abstract/24/18_suppl/7229 "Photodynamic therapy using Laserphyrin for centrally located early stage lung cancer" 2006
- ↑ http://www.lsoncology.com/aptocine
Extracorporeal Photo-Immunotherapy for Circulating Tumor Cells
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