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methyl-5-aminolevulinate

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-005327

A drug used in photodynamic therapy; it is absorbed by tumor cells and, when exposed to light, becomes active and kills the cancer cells.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-005327
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-005327",
  "term": "methyl-5-aminolevulinate",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A drug used in photodynamic therapy; it is absorbed by tumor cells and, when exposed to light, becomes active and kills the cancer cells.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/methyl-5-aminolevulinate/"
}

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