Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Metoxaleno
Methoxsalen (meh-THOX-uh-len)
A drug used together with UV light to treat psoriasis, vitiligo, and skin nodules of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. It is also being studied in the treatment of graft-versus-host disease. It belongs to the family of drugs called psoralens and furocoumarins.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.