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Review
. 2023 Mar;99(2):356-419.
doi: 10.1111/php.13730. Epub 2022 Nov 3.

The Photosensitizer Temoporfin (mTHPC) - Chemical, Pre-clinical and Clinical Developments in the Last Decade

Arno Wiehe  1   2 , Mathias O Senge  3   4
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Review

The Photosensitizer Temoporfin (mTHPC) - Chemical, Pre-clinical and Clinical Developments in the Last Decade

Arno Wiehe et al. Photochem Photobiol. 2023 Mar.

Abstract

This review follows the research, development and clinical applications of the photosensitizer 5,10,15,20-tetra(m-hydroxyphenyl)chlorin (mTHPC, temoporfin) in photodynamic (cancer) therapy (PDT) and other medical applications. Temoporfin is the active substance in the medicinal product Foscan® authorized in the EU for the palliative treatment of head and neck cancer. Chemistry, biochemistry and pharmacology, as well as clinical and other applications of temoporfin are addressed, including the extensive work that has been done on formulation development including liposomal formulations. The literature has been covered from 2009 to early 2022, thereby connecting it to the previous extensive review on this photosensitizer published in this journal [Senge, M. O. and J. C. Brandt (2011) Photochem. Photobiol. 87, 1240-1296] which followed its way from initial development to approval and clinical application.

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