PORPHYRIN DERIVATIVES AS THERAPEUTIC AGENTS

摘要

This invention relates to new therapeutic compositions for detection and/or treatment of mammalian tumors which comprises a fluorescent mono- or polyamide of an aminodicarboxylic acid and a tetrapyrrole containing at least one carboxy group of the structure: …… wherein Z is the aminodicarboxylic acid residue less the amino group and X is the tetrapyrrole residue less the carboxy group and <> is an integer from 1 to 4 inclusive, and a pharmaceutical carrier therefor and a process for preparing the active tetrapyrrole compound.