November 22, 2023 - Aortic Valve Stenosis Data Published and more news...

Published: 22 November 2023

November 22, 2023

Aortic Valve Stenosis Clinical Trial Data Reported in The Lancet

Calcific aortic stenosis before and after treatment' Cancer

Cardiawave SA has published six-month clinical data from its ongoing, first-in-human Valvosoft® studies to treat severe symptomatic calcific aortic valve stenosis.
The device delivers focused ultrasound to calcified aortic valves to soften the valve leaflets and improve function.

Jacob Young, MD, Named 2023 Andrew J. Lockhart Postdoctoral Fellow

Dr. Young is a neurosurgical resident and postdoctoral fellow at UCSF whose research focuses on treating glioblastomas.
The one-year fellowship was established in 2021 by the Lockhart family in honor of their son.

Foundation Partners to Explore Focused Ultrasound for Pediatric Cancer

The Foundation and Arms Wide Open Childhood Cancer Foundation are funding a research project exploring focused ultrasound for high-risk pediatric neuroblastoma.
A team at the University of Chicago will evaluate how focused ultrasound impacts the immune microenvironment in a preclinical model.

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Varicose Vein Clinical Trial of Focused Ultrasound Seeks Patients

Theraclion announced that it has officially launched its US pivotal clinical trial using the Sonovein focused ultrasound system to treat varicose veins.
The first patients were enrolled in New Jersey, and others who are interested in participating are now encouraged to contact the site.

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Focused Ultrasound Reduces Alzheimer’s Pathology

A team at Columbia University published preclinical and clinical data suggesting focused ultrasound blood-brain barrier opening reduced two types of pathology in Alzheimer’s brains.
Preliminary results from the human clinical trial showed a temporary decrease of amyloid in the treated area.

Company Profile: EXACT Therapeutics AS

EXACT Therapeutics AS is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Oslo, Norway.
The company is developing Acoustic Cluster Therapy (ACT®), a novel, ultrasound-mediated technology platform for delivering targeted therapeutics.

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Oliver Weisberg Joins Board of the Focused Ultrasound Hong Kong Foundation

Oliver Weisberg is the CEO of Blue Pool Capital, a multi-strategy investment firm based in Hong Kong.
Learn why he is passionate about advancing focused ultrasound in Asia.

Investigator Profile: Professor David Cranston

Professor David Cranston is the clinical director of the high-intensity focused ultrasound unit at the University of Oxford.
His team explores the use of focused ultrasound to treat uterine fibroids, sarcomas, and cancers of the kidney, liver, and pancreas.

Meeting Report: Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation (FUN) 2023

The 4th Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation (FUN) meeting was held in July at Stanford University.
Technical, biomechanism, neuroscience, and clinical sessions addressed the use of focused ultrasound for neuromodulation.

A one-day meeting at the Princess Maxima Center in the Netherlands will address therapeutic ultrasound for the brain, including blood-brain barrier opening, ablation, neuromodulation, and more.
Registration is now open, and abstracts are due by January 15.

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Focused Ultrasound Companies Recognized for Innovation

HistoSonics’ Edison System received the BioTech Breakthrough Award for MedTech Innovation Of The Year.
Insightec was named BioFlorida Company of the Year.

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