Talaporfin
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Routes of administration | IV |
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Formula | C38H41N5O9 |
Molar mass | 711.76 g/mol g·mol−1 |
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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