Motexafin Gadolinium at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is Motexafin Gadolinium? A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It may make tumor cells more sensitive to radiation therapy, improve tumor images using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and kill cancer cells. It belongs to the family of drugs called metallo

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