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. 2019 Feb 4;9:1395. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-38554-2

Table 2.

Clinically available photosensitizers and anticipated treatment times6,9,21.

Platform Substance Wavelength (nm) Concentration (mg/kg) Light Energy (J/cm2) Treatment time (hours) Target organ
µLight222 red µLight242 red µLight242 blue
Porphyrin HpD 408, 630 0.8–2.0 200–300 1157.4–1736.1 50.5–75.8 9.1–13.7 Lung, Head, Neck, Bladder
Porphyrin ALA 410, 635 100 umol/L 3–4 34.7–138.9 1.5–6.1 0.13–13.7 Head, Neck, Bladder, Prostate
Chlorine Temoporfin 652 0.1–0.2 20 115.7 5.1 0.9 Lip, Oral, Lung, Stomach, Pancreatic
Chlorine Talaporfin sodium 408, 664 >2.5 100 578.7 25.3 4.3 Head, Neck
Chlorine HPPH 408, 665 2.5–6 44.4–133.2 256.9–770.8 11.2–25.3 1.9–5.7 Lung
Padoporfin Phthalocyanine 670–763 100 578.7 25.3 4.3 Lip, Pharynx, Larynx, Tongue
Porphyrin Verteporfin 690 100 578.7 25.3 4.3 Eye
Texaohyrins Lutexaphyrin 732 0.5–2 2.5–150 Breast