Conference Proceedings
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Friday, November 14, 2025
7:30 am - 5:25 pm EST
In Person at
Biomedical Research Building | Gaulton Auditorium
421 Curie Boulevard | Philadelphia, PA 19104
AGENDA
Check-In, Visit Exhibits, Abstract Poster Session and Breakfast
Welcome and Introductions
Robert H. Vonderheide, MD, DPhil | Director, Abramson Cancer Center
D. Gregory Farwell, MD, FACS, MAMSE | Chairman of Otorhinolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery
Ronald P. DeMatteo, MD, FACS | Chairman of Surgery
Sunil Singhal, MD | Thoracic Surgery | Symposium Co-Chair
KEYNOTE
ALA-PpIX: Multifaceted Theranostic
Brian W. Pogue, PhD | Biomedical Engineering | Dartmouth Health
SESSION 1: FDA APPROVED
Moderator: Sunil Singhal, MD | Thoracic Surgery | Symposium Co-Chair
Further Analysis Of The Phase 3, Single-Dose, Open-Label Study to Investigate the Efficacy of Pafolacianine Injection (OTL38) for Intraoperative Imaging During Cytoreductive Surgery of Folate Receptor Positive Ovarian Cancer
Janos L. Tanyi, MD | Obstetrics and Gynecology Oncology | Penn Medicine
Fluorescent Imaging in Brain Tumor Surgery
John Y.K. Lee, MD, MSCE | Neurosurgery | Symposium Co-Chair
Fluorescence Guided Surgery in Thoracic Surgery
Jarrod D. Predina, MD, MTR | Thoracic Surgery | Penn Medicine
Molecular Endoscopic Imaging for Early Detection of Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer
Andrew T. Chan, MD, MPH | Gastroenterologist | Mass General Cancer Center
Q&A Panel Discussion
Break, Visit Exhibits and Posters
SESSION 2: PHASE III CLINICAL TRIALS
Moderator: Andrew Tsourkas, PhD | Bioengineering | Penn Engineering
Phase 2B Multi-center Clinical Trial of Intraoperative Molecular Imaging with Abenacianine During Lung Cancer Surgery
Jae Y. Kim, MD | Thoracic Surgery | City of Hope
Phase III Trial of SGM-101 for Detection of Colorectal Cancer; Phase III Trial of Nizaracianine Triflutate for Ureter Identification
Alexander L. Vahrmeijer, MD | Oncologic Surgery | Leiden University Medical Center
Q&A Panel Discussion
Lunch - Visit Exhibits and Posters
SESSION 3: PHASE II CLINICAL TRIALS
Moderator: E. James Petersson, PhD | Biochemistry & Biophysics | Penn Medicine
Alume Bioscience
Quyen Nguyen, MD, PhD | Head & Neck Surgery | University of California San Diego /UC San Diego Health
pH-Sensitive Dyes
Baran D. Sumer, MD, FACS | Head & Neck Surgery | UT Southwestern Medical Center
EGFR-Targeted Fluorescent Contrast Agents
George A. Poultsides, MD, MS | Stanford University | Hepatobiliary Surgery
Q&A Panel Discussion
Session 4: PHASE I CLINICAL TRIALS
Moderator: Sofya A. Osharovich, PhD | Postdoctoral Researcher of Radiology | Penn Medicine
Integro Theranostics – LS301
Robert Honigberg, MD, MBA | Lung Surgery | Integro Theranostics
MEWER Imaging for Structure Depth Resolution
Eric R. Henderson, MD | Adult and Pediatric Orthopedics | Dartmouth Health
Fluoguide (uPAR)
Jane Skjøth-Rasmussen, MD, PhD | Neurosurgery | University of Copenhagen
Phase I Pilot Study of Pafolacianine Injection for Intraoperative Imaging of GI Cancer Peritoneal Carcinomatosis
Maheswari Senthil, MD, FACS | Surgical Oncology | UC Irvine Center for Clinical Research (UCI-CCR)
Q&A Panel Discussion
Break, Visit Exhibits and Posters
SESSION 5: STARTUPS
Moderator: Anand T.N. Kumar, PhD | Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery | Harvard
Will Near Infrared Nerve-Specific Imaging Enable Precision Surgery?
Summer L. Gibbs, PhD | Biomedical Engineering | School of Medicine at the Oregon Health and Science University | Trace Biosciences
Optical Imaging to Improve Precision in Medical Endoscopy
Stephan Rogalla, MD, PhD | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Stanford University
Choline Kinase Targeting Dyes for Lung Cancer Detection
Edward J. (Jim) Delikatny, PhD | Radiology/Optical Bioluminescence | Penn Medicine Fluorosurgical Biosciences
Fluorescent Image Resection Enhancement in Prostate and Breast Cancer
James P. Basilion, PhD | Biomedical Engineering | Case Western Reserve University | Akrotome Imaging
Intraoperative Real-Time Fluorescence Imaging Platform
Kyuyoung Kim, PhD | Chief Technology Officer | VPIX Medical
Q&A Panel Discussion
Conference Conclusions and Future Directions
Sunil Singhal, MD | Thoracic Surgery | Penn Medicine