Posters 
              
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             Poster 
              viewing will be available Wednesday through Friday in the Regency 
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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  
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             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 
               
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             Junichi 
              Hayashi  
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             3 
               
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             Photodynamic 
              Therapy of PIG Coronary Arteries Induces Apoptosis of Endothelial 
              and Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells  
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             Richard 
              Mansfield 
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             Dermatology 
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            The Problems and Complications of Photodynamic Therapy in the Treatment 
            of Skin Neoplasms  | 
           
             Edward 
              Stanowski  
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              5 
               
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               Cutaneous Consequences of Gastroesophageal Photodynamic Therapy 
               
               
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             Christine 
              S. Ng  
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             6 
               
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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  
               
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             Rolf-Markus 
              Szeimies  
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             7 
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              Topical Photodynamic Therapy: The Nurses Perspective  
               
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             Michael 
              Dean  
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             8 
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              Malignant Melanoma: A New Type of Sensitizers for its PDT and a 
              New Method for Early Diagnostics   
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             Dieter 
              Leopold  
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              Combination Effect of Photodynamic and Sonodynamic Therapy on Experimental 
              Skin Squamous Cell Carcinoma in C3H/Hen Mice  
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             Norio 
              Miyoshi  
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              ENT  
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              Pharmacokinetics of Protoporphyrin IX in Human Blood and Skin Following 
              Oral Rinsing of 5-Aminolevulinic Acid  
               
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             Christian 
              S. Betz  
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             Gynecology 
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             12 
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              Photodynamic Therapy of Vulvar Dystrophy with 5-ALA  
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             Marija 
              Hillemanns  
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             13 
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              Angiosarcoma After Radiotherapy of Breast Cancer PDT as a Therapeutic 
              Option for this Unusual Tumor  
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             Peter 
              Urban 
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             Immunomodulation 
               
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              Impact of PDT with QLT0074 on Murine Models of Cutaneous Inflammation 
               
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             Leslie 
              G. Ratkay 
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             15 
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              Adoptive Immunotherapy with Genetically Altered Natural Killer Cell 
              Line Increases the Cure Rate of PDT-Treated Tumors  
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             Jinghai 
              Sun 
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             Light 
              Sources and Delivery 
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             16 
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              In Vivo Determination of Tumor Optical Parameters in Esophageal 
              Carcinoma  
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             Udo 
              Anegg 
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            Cylindrical Diffusing Tips for PDT Light Delivery Based on Type 2 
            Bragg Grating  
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          Lothar 
            Lilge | 
        
         
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            Laser Devices for PDT with Chlorin E6 Derivative  | 
          Evgueni 
            Ph. Stranadko 
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          | Lower 
            GI | 
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          Tumor 
            Reduction Before Photodynamic Therapy: New Technique of Endoscopic 
            Treatment for Advanced Rectal Cancer 
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          Tetsuya 
            Nakamura  | 
        
         
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            Outcome of Patients with Cholangiocarcinoma After Local Treatment 
            with Photodynamic Therapy 
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          Thomas 
            Nesbigall  | 
        
         
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            Photodynamic Effect for Chemically Induced Hepatocullular Carcinoma 
            in a Rat Model 
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          Masako 
            Nishiwaki  | 
        
         
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          Selective 
            Accumulation of Protoporphyrin IX in Chemically Induced Hepatocellular 
            Carcinoma in a Rat Model 
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          Mamiko 
            Otake  | 
        
         
          | Mechanisms 
            of Action | 
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            Threshold for PDT Induced Cell Destruction Measured in Human Cancer 
            Cell Embedded in the Hen’s Egg Model  | 
          Hans-Jochen 
            Foth  | 
        
         
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            Chlorine e6 Induced Photosensitized Increase of Cells Passive K+- 
            Permeability  | 
          Grigor 
            V. Gyulkhandanyan  | 
        
         
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            Detection of 1.27um Emission from Singlet Oxygen in Photodynamic Therapy 
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          Toru 
            Hirano  | 
        
         
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            Anti-Invasion Effects of Low Dose PDT With Photofrin on U251n Human 
            Glioma Cells and 9L-Gliosarcoma Cells | 
          Feng 
            Jiang  | 
        
         
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            Clinical and Experimental Evidence of bcl-2 Involvement in Response 
            to Photodynamic Therapy  | 
          Michael 
            I. Koukourakis  | 
        
         
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            Hypoxia Inducible Factor (HIF-1a and HIF-2a) Expression in Early Esophageal 
            Cancer and Response to Photodynamic Therapy and Radiotherapy  | 
          Michael 
            I. Koukourakis  | 
        
         
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            Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species by Tookad Depends on the Sensitizer 
            Microenvironment  | 
          Brian 
            W. McIlroy  | 
        
         
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            Aminolaevulinic Acid Hexyl Ester (Alahe) Based Photodynamic Therapy 
            (PDT) – The Role of the Tumour Microcirculation In Vivo  | 
          F. 
            Ruth Potter  | 
        
         
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            A Microfluorescence Technique for the Study of Intracellular PpIX 
            Photobleaching  | 
          Caroline 
            Sudworth  | 
        
         
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            Role of the Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinases in the Sensitivity 
            of Human Cells to Photofrin-Mediated PDT  | 
          Zhimin 
            Tong  | 
        
         
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            Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) of Human Tumor Xenografts Lacking Caspase-3 
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          Cecilia 
            M. Whitacre  | 
        
         
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            Action of d-Aminolevulinic Acid and d-Aminolevulinic Acid Methyl Ester 
            on Human Cancer Cells  | 
          Christina 
            M.N. Yow  | 
        
         
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            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 
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            Photodynamic Therapy With Photofrin Plus BSO Reduces Invasiveness 
            of U87 Human Glioma Cells  | 
          Feng 
            Jiang | 
        
         
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            Photodynamic Therapy Of Recurrent Intracranial Metastatic Cancer: 
            Report Of 8 Cases  | 
           
            Paul Muller  | 
        
         
          | Ophthalmology | 
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            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 | 
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            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  | 
        
         
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          Technical 
            Note on Intraoperative MTHPC-Mediated Fluorescence Diagnosis of Malignant 
            Brain Tumors  | 
          Andreas 
            Zimmermann  | 
        
         
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          Influence 
            of the PH Value on the Absorption and Fluorescence Properties of MTHPC 
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          Andreas 
            Zimmermann  | 
        
         
          | Photosensitizers | 
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            Anticancer Effect of Photodynamic Therapy Using 9-Hydroxypheophorbide-a 
            and 660nm Diode Laser on Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cell Line  | 
          Phil-Sang 
            Chung  | 
        
         
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          Aggregation 
            of Water-Soluble Diaminoacid Protoporphyrin Derivatives - PP(AA)2Arg2 | 
          Mariusz 
            Czuba  | 
        
         
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            Building An Arsenal of Tumoricidal Porphycene Photosensitizers From 
            a Single Precursor  | 
          Wilson 
            Sum Wai Lam  | 
        
         
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            Synthesis and Modifications of Benzochlorin Photosensitizer for PDT 
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          Yan 
            Kin Lau  | 
        
         
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            Veterinary Clinical Application of PDT with PAD-S31 (New Photo Sensitizer) 
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          Saburo 
            Minami  | 
        
         
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            Photosan - A Porphyrin Sensitizer up to Date  | 
          Hans 
            Mueller von der Haegen  | 
        
         
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            Second Generation Photosensitizer ATX-S10 for Photodynamic Therapy 
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          Yoshinori 
            Nakae  | 
        
         
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            Development of New PDT-Drugs Based on Nonsteroidal Antiprogestins 
            of Marine Origin  | 
          Mario 
            Wurglics  | 
        
         
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            Optimal Tissue Retention Property of New Photosensitizer: PAD S31 
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          Yoshiharu 
            Okamoto  | 
        
         
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            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  | 
        
         
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            Determination of Singlet Oxygen Quantum Yield of Diaminoacid Protopophyrin 
            Derivatives -PP(AA)2Arg2  | 
          M. 
            Shu Ye  | 
        
         
          | Thoracic | 
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            Md-YAG Laser and PDT in Paliative Therapy in Advanced Bronchial Carcinoma 
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          Emil 
            G. Benov | 
        
         
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            Does Combined Photodynamic Therapy and Hyperbaric Oxygenation Influence 
            the Acute Relief of Poststenotic Symptoms in Lung Cancer? | 
           
            Birgit Fell | 
        
         
          | Topical 
            PDT | 
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            No Systemic Contribution to New In vivo Protoporphyrin IX Fluorescence 
            Following Photobleaching | 
          Angélique 
            van den Heuvel  | 
        
         
          | Upper 
            GI  | 
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            Does New Photosensitizer Improve Photodynamic Therapy in Advanced 
            Esophageal Carcinoma  | 
          Birgit 
            Fell  | 
        
         
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          In 
            Vivo Light Dosimetry During Photodynamic Therapy of Barrett’s Oesophagus 
            With 5-Aminolevulinic Acid  | 
          Robert 
            L.P. van Veen C.  | 
        
         
          | Urology | 
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            Photodynamic “Brachy” Therapy  | 
          Alexander 
            Mosse | 
        
         
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