Recent news on Porfimer

Interventional Bronchoscopy  -  Mar 30, 2007
EndoNurse,The most common agent used is Photofrin® (porfimer). The standard dose is 2 mg/kg injected slowly over five to 10 minutes. The drug is usually cleared from

Photodynamic therapy uses light, drug to prevent esophageal cancer  Jul 27, 2006
..."Prevention of the future development of cancer in that area," Sharma said. First, Sharma intravenously injects a drug called porfimer sodium. ... -San Antonio Express (subscription)



Surgery and Photodynamic Therapy in Treating Patients With ...  May 12, 2006
Patients receive porfimer sodium IV over 5-10 minutes on day 1. Patients undergo pleurectomy or pleuropneumonectomy followed by intracavitary photodynamic ... - Community Dispatch

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