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Tumors are treated with an immune-enhancing PDT regimen followed by a tumor-controlling PDT regimen can leads to enhancement of anti-tumor immunity, while retaining effective control of primary tumor growth. To test this hypothesis, a combination treatment regimen is devised in which Colo26-HA tumor-bearing BALB/c mice are treated with a HPPH-PDT regimen known to lead to enhanced anti-tumor immunity (0.4 μmoles/kg HPPH followed 18 h later by illumination with 665 nm light for a total dose of 48 J/cm²). Following illumination, mice are rested for 9 days; on the ninth day, mice are injected with HPPH. On day 10 following the first treatment, tumors are treated with a tumor control treatment regimen (illumination with 665 nm light for a total dose of 132 J/cm² given)^[2].