IlluminOss(TM) Photodynamic Bone Stabilization System Receives CE Mark
Allows Commercialization in the European Union EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I., March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- IlluminOss Medical Inc., a medical device company developing the innovative IlluminOss(TM) Photodynamic Bone Stabilization System for orthopedic surgery, today announced that it had been granted a C...Combined stenting and photodynamic therapy improves survival in late stage liver cancer patients
Bethesda, MD (March 11, 2008) A combined therapeutic approach of stenting and photodynamic therapy may improve survival rates for patients suffering from advanced liver bile duct cancer, according to a study published this month in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology , the official journal...Infections Of The Oral Cavity Can Be Treated By Photodynamic Therapy
Anti-biotic resistant bacterial and fungal infections of the oral cavity can be effectively treated by using photodynamic therapy (PDT)//, argue researchers from the University at Buffalo's School of Dental Medicine. Photodynamic therapy is commonly employed in cancer treatment. PDT is curren...QLT Announces Second Quarter Results for 2009
...d development efforts are focused on pharmaceutical products in the field of ophthalmology. In addition, we utilize three unique technology platforms, photodynamic therapy, Atrigel(R) and punctal plugs with drugs, to create products such as Visudyne(R) and Eligard(R) and future product opportunities. For more inf...Novel light-sensitive compounds show promise for cancer therapy
...ve developed novel compounds that show promise for photodynamic cancer therapy, which uses light-activated drugs t...ssues in the body. The drugs currently used in photodynamic therapy, called photosensitizers, produce a highly...wavelengths of visible light that could be used in photodynamic therapy. He did this by attaching dye molecules, c...QLT announces positive results from the evaluation of Visudyne(R) combination therapy
...d development efforts are focused on pharmaceutical products in the field of ophthalmology. In addition, we utilize three unique technology platforms, photodynamic therapy, Atrigel(R) and punctal plugs with drugs, to create products such as Visudyne(R) and Eligard(R) and future product opportunities. For more inf...Studies Show Combination Laser Therapy Effective At Clearing Acne, Reducing Oil Production
... Conn., presented scientific data illustrating how photodynamic therapy combined with a long-pulse, pulsed-dye las...effective treatments for each acne patient." photodynamic Therapy with a Photosensitizer In a prelimin...xiades-Armenakas examined whether a combination of photodynamic therapy (PDT) with a photosensitizer known as t...Quest PharmaTech's Prostate Cancer Program Update
...morbidity, such as sexual and urinary dysfunction. photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a minimally invasive treatment th...o radiation and chemotherapy. Quest's innovative photodynamic Therapy (PDT) prostate cancer treatment system uti...ssistance Program (NRC-IRAP). The Company's lead photodynamic therapy product, SL017, is a topical formulation i...VISULAS 690s Photodynamic Therapy Laser System
Description: The VISULAS 690s is the benchmark for photodynamic therapy. As the instrument of choice for the international phase III Visudyne clinical trials, Carl Zeiss has leveraged its 20 year legacy in laser manufacturing to create the photodynamic therapy laser trusted by the world's leading ophthalmologis...Partnership to accelerate Trudeau Institute discoveries to patient care
...have resulted in the commercialization of medical advancements, such as the Prostate Specific Antigen test ("PSA test"), HIV-1 co-receptor usage test, photodynamic cancer therapy, assistive communication devices for persons with spinal cord injuries, and several pharmaceuticals. "As a basic research institu...A sticky business -- how cancer cells become more 'gloopy' as they die
... cancer cells whilst they are dying as a result of photodynamic Therapy (PDT). This cancer treatment uses light to...ld help scientists design more efficient drugs for photodynamic Therapy and other treatments. The research is ...side live cancer cells thanks to a newly-developed photodynamic Therapy drug, with unusual fluorescent properties....Cancer drug delivery research at Case Western Reserve University cuts time from days to hours
...e system uses gold nanoparticle vectors to deliver photodynamic therapy (PDT) drugs through the bloodstream to can..."However, gold is chemically inert and nontoxic." photodynamic therapy utilizes light-sensitive drugs that, when ...er site. Between each PEG ligand, molecules of a photodynamic chemotherapy drug (Pc 4) are attached to the Au NP...U-M researchers use nanoparticles to target brain cancer
...get cancerous brain tumors. Photofrin is a type of photodynamic therapy, in which the drug is drawn through the bl...t. It also would eliminate a common side effect of photodynamic therapy, in which healthy skin becomes sensitive t...mal tissue ?it could be any type of drug, not just photodynamic ?and you could deliver higher doses of that drug f...Light activated anticancer drug targeted to DNA using cisplatin like sub-units
...native drugs or cisplatin analogs in attempts to find treatments without side effects. One approach to analog development is light activated drugs, or photodynamic therapy (PDT). Now a Virginia Tech chemistry-biology research team that has been working on both non-cisplatin drugs and cisplatin analogs has combine...Bad aftertaste? New sensory on/off switch may 'cure' bane of artificial sweetener search
...cular assemblies that solved two challenges facing photodynamic therapy, or activating drug delivery devices with ...mplexes in the development of chemotherapeutic and photodynamic therapy agents" (INOR 219), at 9:15 a.m. Monday Au...roup are presenting several posters related to the photodynamic therapy research. Three posters will be availa...Virginia Tech group adds tools to DNA-targeted anti-cancer drugs
...cular assemblies that solved two challenges facing photodynamic therapy, or activating drug delivery devices with ...mplexes in the development of chemotherapeutic and photodynamic therapy agents" (INOR 219), at 9:15 a.m. Monday Au...roup are presenting several posters related to the photodynamic therapy research. Three posters will be availa...Medical molecules designed to respond to visible light that can penetrate tissue
...esentation on designing photochemical molecular devices and applications in photodynamic therapy and in solar energy conversion. Because of the detail offered by Mo...s and Rh and Pt reactive sites: Applications in solar energy conversion and photodynamic therapy (INOR 410)," will be presented at 4:50 p.m. Monday, March 14, in Co...Quest PharmaTech and BC Cancer Agency to Develop Immuno Photodynamic Therapies for Lung Cancer
EDMONTON, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Quest PharmaTech Inc. ("Quest" or the "Company") today announced that it has signed a collaborative research agreement with the BC Cancer Agency (the "BCCA") to develop a combination therapy for the treatment of lung cancer. The potential treatment wi...IlluminOss Medical Receives ISO 13485 Certification
...e company developing the innovative IlluminOss(TM) photodynamic Bone Stabilization System for orthopedic surgery, ...n and treatment of bone fractures. The IlluminOss photodynamic Bone Stabilization System utilizes a photodynamic (light-curable) polymer system intended to elimina...Quest PharmaTech Announces a Review of Strategic Alternatives to Enhance Shareholder Value
...on of new pharmaceutical products. It is developing a series of products for the treatment of cancer and dermatological conditions based on its unique photodynamic and sonodynamic therapy platforms. About Loewen, Ondaatje, McCutcheon Limited. Founded in 1970 as Loewen, Ondaatje, McCutcheon & Company, LOM...Ondine Biopharma Announces Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results
..., a poster presentation titled "In vitro Bactericidal Efficacy of Periowave photodynamic Disinfection System", based on research conducted by Loma Linda University ...y rate can approach 50%. In the recently published article titled "In Vitro photodynamic Eradication of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Planktonic and Biofilm Culture", O...QLT announces positive Health Canada decision on Aczone(R)
...orts are focused on pharmaceutical products in the fields of ophthalmology and dermatology. In addition, we utilize three unique technology platforms, photodynamic therapy, Atrigel(R) and punctal plugs with drugs, to create products such as Visudyne and Eligard(R) and future product opportunities. For more inform...