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Porfimer increases the sensitivity of tissues to the effects of light. Porfimer is used before the
administration of laser light to cancerous tumors to decrease tumor size.
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Porfimer sodium (trade name PHOTOFIN) is a photosensitizing agent that belongs to a group of medicines known as antineoplastics. Purpose Porfimer is used in a treatment called photodynamic therapy (PDT).
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