A Multicenter, Prospective, Open-label, Non-randomized Single-arm Clinical Study of the Safety and Tissue Response to Photodynamic Therapy Using Porfimer Sodium for Injection as Treatment for Solid Lung Tumor Prior to Surgical Resection
Phase: PHASE1
Conditions: Lung Cancer, Lung Cancer Metastatic
Sponsor: Concordia Laboratories Inc.

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