Porfimer Sodium
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Also known as CL 184,116CL-184,116CL-184116PhotobarrPhotofrinPhotofrin iiPorfimere sodiquePorfimero de sodioProfimer sodiumphotofrin(R)haemaporphyrin
Summary
Porfimer Sodium (CHEMBL1201481) is an approved small molecule (ATC L01XD01); indicated across 18 conditions including neoplasm and barrett esophagus.
At a glance
- Status: Approved (max clinical phase 4)
- Modality: Small molecule
- ATC class: L01XD01
- Indications: 18 conditions
- Clinical trials: 25
Identifiers
Drug identity and classification
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ChEMBL ID | CHEMBL1201481 |
| Name | Porfimer Sodium |
| Type | Small molecule |
| Max phase | 4 |
| ATC | L01XD01 |
Also known as: CL 184,116, CL-184,116, CL-184116, Photobarr, Photofrin, Photofrin ii, Porfimer sodium, Porfimere sodique, Porfimero de sodio, Profimer sodium, photofrin(R), haemaporphyrin
Targets
Targets
No target linkage available.
Bioactivity
No ChEMBL bioactivity rows at pChembl ≥ 5 (expected for biologics / antibodies).
Target pathways
No target-pathway data for this drug (no mapped target genes).
Indications & clinical
Indications
18 indications (2 at ChEMBL trial phase 4). Phase below is the highest clinical-trial phase recorded for this drug against each disease — not the molecule’s overall approval status (that is in the Summary).
| Indication | Trial phase | MONDO | EFO |
|---|---|---|---|
| neoplasm | 4 | MONDO:0005070 | EFO:0000616 |
| Barrett esophagus | 4 | MONDO:0013662 | EFO:0000280 |
| hilar cholangiocarcinoma | 3 | MONDO:0003345 | EFO:1001959 |
| central nervous system neoplasm | 3 | MONDO:0006130 | EFO:1000158 |
| bile duct carcinoma | 3 | MONDO:0005496 | EFO:0005540 |
| gallbladder neoplasm | 3 | MONDO:0021253 | MONDO:0005411 |
| malignant pleural mesothelioma | 2 | MONDO:0005112 | EFO:0000770 |
| brain neoplasm | 2 | MONDO:0021211 | EFO:0003833 |
| mesothelioma | 2 | MONDO:0005065 | EFO:0000588 |
| head and neck cancer | 2 | MONDO:0005627 | EFO:0006859 |
| lung neoplasm | 2 | MONDO:0021117 | MONDO:0008903 |
| lung carcinoma | 2 | MONDO:0005138 | EFO:0001071 |
| non-small cell lung carcinoma | 1 | MONDO:0005233 | EFO:0003060 |
| small cell lung carcinoma | 1 | MONDO:0008433 | EFO:0000702 |
4 further indication records had no mapped disease name (EFO/MeSH-only) or were duplicates, and are omitted.
Clinical trials
Total trials: 25.
Phase distribution
| Phase | Trials |
|---|---|
| PHASE2 | 8 |
| PHASE1 | 6 |
| PHASE3 | 4 |
| Not specified | 4 |
| PHASE1/PHASE2 | 2 |
| EARLY_PHASE1 | 1 |
Top trials by phase / activity
| NCT | Phase | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCT00003788 | PHASE3 | UNKNOWN | Surgery, Radiation Therapy, and Chemotherapy With or Without Photodynamic Therapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed or Recurrent Malignant Supratentorial Gliomas |
| NCT00118222 | PHASE3 | COMPLETED | High Light and Low Light Dose PDT in Glioma |
| NCT00253617 | PHASE3 | WITHDRAWN | Stent Placement With or Without Photodynamic Therapy Using Porfimer Sodium as Palliative Treatment in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Cholangiocarcinoma That Cannot Be Removed By Surgery |
| NCT00513539 | PHASE3 | COMPLETED | Biliary Stenting With or Without Photodynamic Therapy in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced, Recurrent, or Metastatic Cholangiocarcinoma or Other Biliary Tract Tumors That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery |
| NCT02153229 | PHASE2 | ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING | Phase II Trial of Radical Pleurectomy With or Without Intraoperative PDT for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma |
| NCT00002935 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Photodynamic Therapy in Treating Patients With Early Esophageal Cancer |
| NCT00002964 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Porfimer Sodium in Diagnosing Patients With Head and Neck Cancer |
| NCT00003923 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Photodynamic Therapy in Treating Patients With Cancer of the Bile Duct, Gallbladder, or Pancreas |
| NCT00054002 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Surgery and Photodynamic Therapy in Treating Patients With Malignant Mesothelioma |
| NCT00322699 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Sequential Whole Bladder Photodynamic Therapy (WBPDT) in the Management of Superficial Bladder Cancer |
| NCT00453336 | PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Photodynamic Therapy With Porfimer Sodium in Treating Patients With Precancerous Lesions, Cancer, or Other Disease of the Aerodigestive Tract |
| NCT00601848 | PHASE2 | TERMINATED | Photodynamic Therapy in Treating Patients With Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer That Has Spread to the Pleura |
| NCT02068157 | PHASE2 | TERMINATED | Interstitial Photodynamic Therapy in Treating Patients With Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer |
| NCT03735095 | PHASE1/PHASE2 | COMPLETED | Endobronchial Ultrasound Guided Interstitial Photodynamic Therapy in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced Lung Cancer |
| NCT01770132 | PHASE1 | COMPLETED | Ultrasound-Guided Photodynamic Therapy With Photofrin & Gemcitabine for Patients With Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer |
| NCT02916745 | PHASE1 | COMPLETED | Feasibility Study of Using Navigational Bronchoscopy to Perform PDT-Photofrin® in Unresectable Peripheral Lung Cancer |
| NCT03344861 | PHASE1 | COMPLETED | Safety of PDT-Photofrin® Prior to Lung Surgery |
| NCT03678350 | PHASE1 | COMPLETED | Light Dosimetry for Photodynamic Therapy With Porfimer Sodium in Treating Participants With Malignant Mesothelioma or Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer With Pleural Disease Undergoing Surgery |
| NCT03727061 | PHASE1 | TERMINATED | Porfimer Sodium Interstitial Photodynamic Therapy With or Without Standard of Care Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Locally Advanced or Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer |
| NCT04836429 | PHASE1 | TERMINATED | Photodynamic Therapy to Amplify the Response to Immunotherapy in Patients With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer With Pleural Disease |
| NCT04753918 | EARLY_PHASE1 | UNKNOWN | Novel Light Delivery Methods for Lung Cancer Photodynamic Therapy - A Pilot Study |
| NCT00530088 | Not specified | TERMINATED | Photodynamic Therapy Using Porfimer Sodium in Treating Patients With Recurrent Mouth or Throat Dysplasia or Recurrent In Situ Cancer or Stage I Cancer of the Mouth or Throat |
| NCT00754910 | Not specified | COMPLETED | Photodynamic Therapy Using Porfimer Sodium in Treating Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer And Bronchial Disease |
| NCT01506115 | Not specified | COMPLETED | Safety and Efficacy of Photodynamic Therapy for Bile Duct Invasion of Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
| NCT02106559 | Not specified | WITHDRAWN | Photodynamic Therapy During Surgery in Treating Patients With Pleural Malignancy |
Clinical evidence (CIViC)
No CIViC predictive evidence (expected for non-precision-medicine drugs).
Pharmacology
Pharmacogenomics
No PharmGKB pharmacogenomic data curated for this drug.
Related molecules
Related molecules
No competitor molecules sharing a primary target (ChEMBL phase ≥2 or PubChem drug-class).