This study evaluated the combined effects of photodynamic therapy (PDT) using 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA), a precursor to the natural photosensitizer protoporphyrin IX (PpIX), and dichloroacetic acid (DCA), a mitochondrial function modulator, in the KRAS-mutated PANC-1 pancreatic cancer cell line. The gene discussed is KRAS; the disease is familial pancreatic carcinoma.