February 13, 2020 - Liver Cancer Clinical Trial Results – and more news

View this email in your browser February 13, 2020 IN THIS ISSUE Top News | Foundation News | Patient News | Research News | Industry News | Events Results of First-In-Human FUS Histotripsy Trial for Liver Cancer Presented Results of an early-stage clinical trial using histotripsy for primary and metastatic liver cancer were shared at the Society of Interventional Oncology's Annual Scientific Meeting.  READ MORE >   Foundation News Register Now: Immunotherapy for Brain Tumors Webinar Join us at 1:00 PM Eastern on Monday, February 24, when Michael Lim, MD, will review the state of multimodal immunotherapy for glioblastoma.  LEARN MORE & REGISTER > Focused Ultrasound Presented at Florida Event Foundation Chairman Neal F. Kassell, MD, recently spoke to a capacity crowd at the Quail Valley River Club in Vero Beach, Florida, to raise awareness of focused ultrasound.  READ MORE > Blog: Focused Ultrasound as the Future of Equine Medicine The Foundation’s Veterinary Program Director shares how focused ultrasound could help horses – including her own – with a variety of disorders. READ THE POST > Patient News Tremor Patient is Back on Target Thanks to Focused Ultrasound Bob Dienst is a man of many talents, but essential tremor sidelined him from his hobbies. That is, until his ‘life-changing’ focused ultrasound treatment. READ BOB'S STORY >  More Patient News Ohio State Mounts Multiple Attacks Against Dementia | Columbus Monthly Research News New Alzheimer’s Disease Trial Begins in New York A team at Columbia University has launched a clinical trial to test their novel device for blood-brain barrier opening in patients with Alzheimer’s. READ MORE > Case Study Shows Potential to Decrease Pancreatic Cancer Pain, Extend Survival A patient in Tokyo with pancreatic cancer survived more than four years while undergoing focused ultrasound in conjunction with standard systemic chemotherapy.  READ MORE > Swiss Team Publishes New Data on Parkinson’s Disease A collaborative group in Switzerland significantly reduced symptoms, medication intake, and related measures in 47 Parkinson's patients, 15 of whom received treatment on both sides of the brain. READ MORE > Visit our free, online research library of focused ultrasound publications. *Login required  More Research News Ultrasound Can Selectively Kill Cancer Cells | CalTech Top 10 Research Stories of 2019 | ALS Canada Tuned Ultrasound Selectively Disrupts the Structure of Cancer Cells | Physics World Industry News Two Manufacturers Recap 2019 Highlights and Look Forward Two important players in focused ultrasound in France have released statements on their success in 2019 and plans for the coming year.  READ MORE >  More Industry News Profound Medical: Non-Surgical Prostatectomy Is Profound | Seeking Alpha Vituro Health Successfully Completes First TULSA-PRO® Cases in the United States Following FDA 510(K) Clearance | EIN Presswire Do you have news for our newsletter? Tell us about it!  Upcoming Events February 13-16, 2020 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA February 25-26, 2020 US FDA Public Workshop - Evolving Role of Artificial Intelligence in Radiological Imaging, Bethesda, MD April 16-17, 2020 11th National Image Guided Therapy Workshop, Rockville, MD  May 17-20, 2020 Annual Meeting of the International Society for Therapeutic Ultrasound, HICO, Gyeongju, Korea | Abstract submissions are due February 17, and the early registration deadline is February 29! September 10-13, 2020 European Association of Neuro-Oncology Meeting, Glasgow, UK  October 5-7, 2020 The MedTech Conference, Toronto, Canada November 8-13, 2020 7th International Symposium on Focused Ultrasound, McLean, VA November 29 – December 4, 2020 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL | Abstract submissions are due April 8 at Noon CT.