Antrin

Motexafin lutetium

Names
Other names Antrin; Lu texaphyrin; Lu-Tex; Lutetium texaphyrin; Lutrin; Optrin; PCI 0123
Identifiers
CAS Number	246252-04-0 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
PubChem CID	3081907
SMILES CC([O-])=O.CCC1=C2[N-]C(/C=C3N=C(/C=N/C4=CC(OCCOCCOCCOC)=C(OCCOCCOCCOC)C=C4/N=C/C(C(C)=C/5CCCO)=[N]([Lu+3])C5=C/2)C(C)=C\3CCCO)=C1CC
Properties
Chemical formula	C52H72LuN5O14
Molar mass	1,166.14 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Motexafin lutetium is a texaphyrin, marketed as Antrin by Pharmacyclics Inc.

It is a photosensitiser for use in photodynamic therapy to treat skin conditions and superficial cancers.

It has also been tested for use in photoangioplasty (photodynamic treatment of diseased arteries).

It is photoactivated by 732 nm light which allows greater depth of penetration.

Phase II clinical trials were in progress in 1999.

A phase I trial for prostate cancer reported in 2009.