License data EU EMA: Foscan CAS Number 122341-38-2 Molar mass 680.74 g/mol ChEMBL ID 383675 | ATC code L01XD05 (WHO) PubChem CID 60751 Pubchem 60751 ChemSpider ID 54754 | |
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AHFS/Drugs.com International Drug Names Legal status In general: ℞ (Prescription only) | ||
Temoporfin (INN) is a photosensitizer (based on chlorin) used in photodynamic therapy for the treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck . It is marketed in the European Union under the brand name Foscan. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) declined to approve Foscan in 2000. The EU approved its use in June 2001.
Good results were obtained in 21 of 35 patients treated in Germany.
It is photoactivated at 652 nm i.e. by red light.
Patients can remain photosensitive for several weeks after treatment.
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