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3. Photosensitizer
3.1 Specifications
In the preceding paragraphs, we have seen the advantages that PDT treatments can offer over conventional therapies, particularly in the treatment of cancer. The photosensitizer is a crucial component of this system: to maximize treatment efficacy and minimize side effects, it must possess a number of properties . The strategies put...
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Bibliography
Websites
Haute Autorité de Santé website, information on :
Visudyn® http://www.has-sante.fr/portail/jcms/c_486276/visudyne
Foscan™ http://www.has-sante.fr/portail/jcms/c_1012344/foscan?xtmc==2
...Events
Exhibition: OPTO, Paris, Porte de Versailles, for players in the optics and photonics industry http://www.mesurexpovision.com/les-salons/opto/opto
Standards and norms
- Medical devices – Quality management systems – Requirements for regulatory purposes - ISO 13485 - 2003
Patents
"Preparation of hematoporphyrin dimers and trimers for photodynamic therapy" WO 9000392 A1 19900125
"Preparation of dihydro and tetrahydro derivatives of porphyrins for cancer phototherapy EP337601 A1 19891018
"Radiation-absorbing dyes for treating illnesses assocd. with abnormal vasculature" WO 2001039764 A2 20010607
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Manufacturers – Suppliers – Distributors (non-exhaustive list)
Photosensitizers
Novartis Pharma http://www.novartis.com
DraxisPharma http://www.photofrin.com/
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