Pharmacokinetic studies on protoporphyrin IX induced by 5-aminolevulinic acid and its esters in a three-dimensional lung tumor mini-organ culture model

Lung cancer is one of the most common malignancies in the world and
remains the leading cause of cancer death among men and women in
developed countries, accounting for more deaths than breast,
prostate and colorectal cancers combined. The cure for lung cancer
is low (