| Posters 
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          | Poster 
              viewing will be available Wednesday through Friday in the Regency 
              Foyer.
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          | Cardiovascular |  | 
         
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 | Sustained 
              Benefit During 2 Year Follow Up in a Pilot Study of Adjuvant Photodynamic 
              Therapy and Angioplasty for Restenosis of the Superficial Femoral 
              Artery  | Richard 
              Mansfield  | 
         
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              Effects of Photodynamic Therapy on Elastic Fiber Networks in 
              the Atheroma of Rabbits Using NPe6 and a Long Wavelength Diode Laser 
               | Junichi 
              Hayashi  | 
         
          | 3 
               | Photodynamic 
              Therapy of PIG Coronary Arteries Induces Apoptosis of Endothelial 
              and Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells  | Richard 
              Mansfield | 
         
          | Dermatology |  | 
         
          |  | The Problems and Complications of Photodynamic Therapy in the Treatment 
            of Skin Neoplasms | Edward 
              Stanowski  | 
         
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               Cutaneous Consequences of Gastroesophageal Photodynamic Therapy 
               
               | Christine 
              S. Ng  | 
         
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              Photodynamic Therapy Using Topical Methyl-5-Aminolevulinate (Metvix) 
              is as Efficacious as Cryotherapy in Actinic Keratosis, but with 
              Superior Cosmetic Results and High Patient Satisfaction. A Prospective, 
              Randomized Study  
               | Rolf-Markus 
              Szeimies  | 
         
          | 7 |  
              Topical Photodynamic Therapy: The Nurses Perspective  
               | Michael 
              Dean  | 
         
          | 8 |  
              Malignant Melanoma: A New Type of Sensitizers for its PDT and a 
              New Method for Early Diagnostics   | Dieter 
              Leopold  | 
         
          | 9 |  
              Combination Effect of Photodynamic and Sonodynamic Therapy on Experimental 
              Skin Squamous Cell Carcinoma in C3H/Hen Mice  | Norio 
              Miyoshi  | 
         
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              ENT  |  | 
         
          | 10 |  
              Pharmacokinetics of Protoporphyrin IX in Human Blood and Skin Following 
              Oral Rinsing of 5-Aminolevulinic Acid  
               | Christian 
              S. Betz  | 
         
          | Gynecology |  | 
         
          | 12 |  
              Photodynamic Therapy of Vulvar Dystrophy with 5-ALA  | Marija 
              Hillemanns  | 
         
          | 13 |  
              Angiosarcoma After Radiotherapy of Breast Cancer PDT as a Therapeutic 
              Option for this Unusual Tumor  | Peter 
              Urban | 
         
          | Immunomodulation 
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          | 14 |  
              Impact of PDT with QLT0074 on Murine Models of Cutaneous Inflammation 
               | Leslie 
              G. Ratkay | 
         
          | 15 |  
              Adoptive Immunotherapy with Genetically Altered Natural Killer Cell 
              Line Increases the Cure Rate of PDT-Treated Tumors  | Jinghai 
              Sun | 
         
          | Light 
              Sources and Delivery |  | 
         
          | 16 |  
              In Vivo Determination of Tumor Optical Parameters in Esophageal 
              Carcinoma  | Udo 
              Anegg | 
         
          | 17 | Cylindrical Diffusing Tips for PDT Light Delivery Based on Type 2 
            Bragg Grating 
 | Lothar 
            Lilge | 
         
          | 18 | Laser Devices for PDT with Chlorin E6 Derivative | Evgueni 
            Ph. Stranadko 
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          | Lower 
            GI |  | 
         
          | 19 | Tumor 
            Reduction Before Photodynamic Therapy: New Technique of Endoscopic 
            Treatment for Advanced Rectal Cancer 
 | Tetsuya 
            Nakamura | 
         
          | 20 | Outcome of Patients with Cholangiocarcinoma After Local Treatment 
            with Photodynamic Therapy 
 | Thomas 
            Nesbigall | 
         
          | 21 | Photodynamic Effect for Chemically Induced Hepatocullular Carcinoma 
            in a Rat Model 
 | Masako 
            Nishiwaki | 
         
          | 22 | Selective 
            Accumulation of Protoporphyrin IX in Chemically Induced Hepatocellular 
            Carcinoma in a Rat Model 
 | Mamiko 
            Otake | 
         
          | Mechanisms 
            of Action |  | 
         
          | 23 | Threshold for PDT Induced Cell Destruction Measured in Human Cancer 
            Cell Embedded in the Hen’s Egg Model | Hans-Jochen 
            Foth | 
         
          | 24 | Chlorine e6 Induced Photosensitized Increase of Cells Passive K+- 
            Permeability | Grigor 
            V. Gyulkhandanyan | 
         
          | 25 | Detection of 1.27um Emission from Singlet Oxygen in Photodynamic Therapy | Toru 
            Hirano | 
         
          | 26 | Anti-Invasion Effects of Low Dose PDT With Photofrin on U251n Human 
            Glioma Cells and 9L-Gliosarcoma Cells | Feng 
            Jiang | 
         
          | 27 | Clinical and Experimental Evidence of bcl-2 Involvement in Response 
            to Photodynamic Therapy | Michael 
            I. Koukourakis | 
         
          | 28 | Hypoxia Inducible Factor (HIF-1a and HIF-2a) Expression in Early Esophageal 
            Cancer and Response to Photodynamic Therapy and Radiotherapy | Michael 
            I. Koukourakis | 
         
          | 29 | Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species by Tookad Depends on the Sensitizer 
            Microenvironment | Brian 
            W. McIlroy | 
         
          | 30 | Aminolaevulinic Acid Hexyl Ester (Alahe) Based Photodynamic Therapy 
            (PDT) – The Role of the Tumour Microcirculation In Vivo | F. 
            Ruth Potter | 
         
          | 31 | A Microfluorescence Technique for the Study of Intracellular PpIX 
            Photobleaching | Caroline 
            Sudworth | 
         
          | 32 | Role of the Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinases in the Sensitivity 
            of Human Cells to Photofrin-Mediated PDT | Zhimin 
            Tong | 
         
          | 33 | Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) of Human Tumor Xenografts Lacking Caspase-3 | Cecilia 
            M. Whitacre | 
         
          | 34 | Action of d-Aminolevulinic Acid and d-Aminolevulinic Acid Methyl Ester 
            on Human Cancer Cells | Christina 
            M.N. Yow | 
         
          | 35 | Spectroscopic Properties and Time Evolution of PPIX in a Mammary Adenocarcinoma 
            M2 after d - ALA Administration. An In Vivo Fluorescence Study | Patricia 
            del V. Repossi | 
         
          | Neurosurgery |  | 
         
          | 36 | Photodynamic Therapy With Photofrin Plus BSO Reduces Invasiveness 
            of U87 Human Glioma Cells | Feng 
            Jiang | 
         
          | 37 | Photodynamic Therapy Of Recurrent Intracranial Metastatic Cancer: 
            Report Of 8 Cases | Paul Muller | 
         
          | Ophthalmology |  | 
         
          | 38 | Prevention of Posterior Capsule Opacification by Photodynamic Therapy 
            with Localized Verteporfin for Injection (Benzoporphyrin Derivative 
            Monoacid) in a Euthanized Rabbit Surgical Model | Howard 
            E. Meadows | 
         
          | Optical 
            Diagnosis |  | 
         
          | 39 | Fluorescence diagnosis of Papillomas and Early Stage Cancer of Larynx 
            and Bronchus: Combination of Autofluorescence and 5-ALA Induced Fluorescence 
            Imaging with In Situ Spectrophotometry | Victor 
            Sokolov | 
         
          | 40 | Technical 
            Note on Intraoperative MTHPC-Mediated Fluorescence Diagnosis of Malignant 
            Brain Tumors | Andreas 
            Zimmermann | 
         
          | 41 | Influence 
            of the PH Value on the Absorption and Fluorescence Properties of MTHPC | Andreas 
            Zimmermann | 
         
          | Photosensitizers |  | 
         
          | 42 | Anticancer Effect of Photodynamic Therapy Using 9-Hydroxypheophorbide-a 
            and 660nm Diode Laser on Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cell Line | Phil-Sang 
            Chung | 
         
          | 43 | Aggregation 
            of Water-Soluble Diaminoacid Protoporphyrin Derivatives - PP(AA)2Arg2 | Mariusz 
            Czuba | 
         
          | 44 | Building An Arsenal of Tumoricidal Porphycene Photosensitizers From 
            a Single Precursor | Wilson 
            Sum Wai Lam | 
         
          | 45 | Synthesis and Modifications of Benzochlorin Photosensitizer for PDT | Yan 
            Kin Lau | 
         
          | 46 | Veterinary Clinical Application of PDT with PAD-S31 (New Photo Sensitizer) | Saburo 
            Minami | 
         
          | 47 | Photosan - A Porphyrin Sensitizer up to Date | Hans 
            Mueller von der Haegen | 
         
          | 48 | Second Generation Photosensitizer ATX-S10 for Photodynamic Therapy | Yoshinori 
            Nakae | 
         
          | 49 | Development of New PDT-Drugs Based on Nonsteroidal Antiprogestins 
            of Marine Origin | Mario 
            Wurglics | 
         
          | 50 | Optimal Tissue Retention Property of New Photosensitizer: PAD S31 | Yoshiharu 
            Okamoto | 
         
          | 51 | Determination of the Peak Absorption Wavelength and Disaggregation 
            Kinetics of Tookad In Vivo Using Dynamic, Spatially-Resolved Diffuse 
            Reflectance Spectroscopy in a Rabbit Model | Robert 
            A Weersink | 
         
          | 52 | Determination of Singlet Oxygen Quantum Yield of Diaminoacid Protopophyrin 
            Derivatives -PP(AA)2Arg2 | M. 
            Shu Ye | 
         
          | Thoracic |  | 
         
          | 53 | Md-YAG Laser and PDT in Paliative Therapy in Advanced Bronchial Carcinoma | Emil 
            G. Benov | 
         
          | 54 | Does Combined Photodynamic Therapy and Hyperbaric Oxygenation Influence 
            the Acute Relief of Poststenotic Symptoms in Lung Cancer? | Birgit Fell | 
         
          | Topical 
            PDT |  | 
         
          | 55 | No Systemic Contribution to New In vivo Protoporphyrin IX Fluorescence 
            Following Photobleaching | Angélique 
            van den Heuvel | 
         
          | Upper 
            GI |  | 
         
          | 56 | Does New Photosensitizer Improve Photodynamic Therapy in Advanced 
            Esophageal Carcinoma | Birgit 
            Fell | 
         
          | 57 | In 
            Vivo Light Dosimetry During Photodynamic Therapy of Barrett’s Oesophagus 
            With 5-Aminolevulinic Acid | Robert 
            L.P. van Veen C. | 
         
          | Urology |  | 
         
          | 58 | Photodynamic “Brachy” Therapy | Alexander 
            Mosse | 
         
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