PDT with Foscan®, Foslip® and Fospeg® was studied in spheroids of HeLa cells.
Contrary to Foscan®, Fospeg® and Foslip® are not cytotoxic in the dark.
m-THPC formulations accumulate only in the outer rim of multicellular spheroids.
Fospeg®- and Foslip®-PDT induce more severe spheroid disruption than Foscan®-PDT
PDT-induced cell death occurred mainly via apoptosis with all m-THPC formulations