. "motexafin lutetium"@en . . "# Chen Z, Woodburn KW, Shi C, Adelman DC, Rogers C, Simon DI: Photodynamic therapy with motexafin lutetium induces redox-sensitive apoptosis of vascular cells. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2001 May;21(5):759-64. \"Pubmed\":http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11348871 # Ross HM, Smelstoys JA, Davis GJ, Kapatkin AS, Del Piero F, Reineke E, Wang H, Zhu TC, Busch TM, Yodh AG, Hahn SM: Photodynamic therapy with motexafin lutetium for rectal cancer: a preclinical model in the dog. J Surg Res. 2006 Oct;135(2):323-30. Epub 2006 May 2. \"Pubmed\":http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16650871"@en . . "investigational"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "Investigated for use/treatment in brain cancer, breast cancer, cervical dysplasia/cancer, prostate cancer, cancer/tumors (unspecified), coronary artery disease, macular degeneration, and peripheral vascular disease."@en . . . . . . . . "Motexafin lutetium has the potential to combine the features of selective localization, ability to be activated by deeply penetrating far-red light, low incidence of skin photosensitization and water solubility. The product is in clinical development as a treatment for several types of solid tumors (as Lutrin), age-related macular degeneration (as Optrin), atherosclerosis and prevention of restenosis (as Antrin). Motexafin lutetium preferentially accumulates in tumor cells due to their increased rates of metabolism and absorbs light, forming an extended high energy conformational state that produces high quantum yields of singlet oxygen, resulting in local cytotoxic effects. "@en . . . . . "Motexafin lutetium (MLu) is a second-generation photosensitizer for photodynamic therapy (PDT) of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called metallotexaphyrins. Also called lutetium texaphyrin. Motexafin lutetium is a pentadentate aromatic metallotexaphyrin with photosensitizing properties. "@en . . . .