Hexyl aminolevulinate hydrochloride, sold under the brand names Cysview and Hexvix, is an imaging agent that lights up under blue light during a blue light cystoscopy. It is used to help detect non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), in particular papillary tumors and carcinoma in situ (CIS)...Wikipedia

Manufacturer's Website: Cysview                                                                                                                                  Average retail cost: $1,283/dose

Porfimer sodium, sold as Photofrin, is a photosensitizer used in photodynamic therapy and radiation therapy and for palliative treatment of obstructing endobronchial non-small cell lung carcinoma and obstructing esophageal cancer...Wikipedia

Manufacturer's Website: Photofrin                                                                                                                                         Average retail cost: $22,807/inj

δ-Aminolevulinic acid (also dALA, δ-ALA, 5ALA or 5-aminolevulinic acid), an endogenous non-proteinogenic amino acid, is the first compound in the porphyrin synthesis pathway, the pathway that leads to heme in mammals, as well as chlorophyll in plants. 5ALA is used in photodynamic detection and surgery of cancer...Wikipedia

Manufacturer's Website: Gleolan                                                                                                                                         Average retail cost: *

*This drug is administered by your healthcare practitioner, which usually means it may be expensive.