photochemotherapy /pho·to·che·mo·ther·a·py/ (-ke″mo-ther´ah-pe) treatment by means of drugs (e.g., methoxsalen) that react to ultraviolet radiation or sunlight.
photochemotherapy
photochemotherapy
pho·to·che·mo·ther·a·py (f  t-k m-th r  -p, -km-)n. See photoradiation. |
photochemotherapy
[-kē′mōther′əpē]
Etymology: Gk, phos + chemeia, alchemy, therapeia, treatment
a kind of chemotherapy in which the effect of the administered drug is enhanced by exposing the patient to light. Also called photodynamic therapy. See also chemotherapy.
photochemotherapy
treatment by means of drugs (e.g. methoxsalen) that react to ultraviolet radiation or sunlight.
photochemotherapy
Extracorporeal photochemotherapy, photopheresis, phototherapy Oncology A therapy in which a photosensitizer–eg, a hematoporphyrin derivative, is administered, post light exposure; PCT is used to eradicate, or ↓
size of superficial transitional cell carcinomas of the urinary bladder, systemic sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases
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