Photodynamic Therapy

Preferred Label : Photodynamic Therapy;

NCIt synonyms : Photoradiation Therapy; PDT;

NCIt definition : Use of light activated drugs (photosensitizing agents) to treat cancer and other conditions.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: Treatment with drugs that become active when exposed to light. These activated drugs may kill cancer cells.; CDISC: Use of light and photosensitizing agents to treat cancer and other conditions.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000045238;

Details

Origin ID

C15300;

UMLS CUI

C0031740;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- 1-phenyl-3,3-dimethyltriazene [MeSH concept]
- 1-phenyl-3,3-dimethyltriazene [Substance BNPC]
- 1-phenyl-3,3-dimethyltriazene [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- paleodentate of dentate nucleus [UBERON concept]
- photochemotherapy [MeSH Descriptor]
- photochemotherapy [MeSH concept]
- phototherapy [MeSH concept]
- phototherapy [MeSH Descriptor]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Photodynamic therapy [MedDRA Preferred Term]
False automatic mappings
- Photodynamic therapy (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Photochemotherapy [MedDRA LLT]
- Photochemotherapy (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Photodynamic therapy [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Photodynamic therapy (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- photochemotherapy [MeSH concept]
- photochemotherapy [MeSH Descriptor]
- photochemotherapy, nos [SNOMED Notion]
Validated automatic mappings to NTBT
- phototherapy [Disease (Nov.)]
concept_is_in_subset
- CDISC SDTM Procedure Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SDTM Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Intervention Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology [NCIt concept]

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