October 15, 2020 - First Liver Tumor Trial Initiated in US – and more news…

October 15, 2020 IN THIS ISSUE Top News | Foundation News | Symposium News | Patient News | Research News  Industry News | Webinars |  Events     HistoSonics Initiates First Liver Tumor Clinical Trial in the US Minnesota-based HistoSonics has received Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to begin its first clinical trial in the US. The study will be called #HOPE4LIVER.    READ MORE > October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Look for this icon for the latest in this field.  Foundation News Foundation Partners with BloodPAC to Advance Liquid Biopsy Technology The Foundation has partnered with the Blood Profiling Atlas in Cancer (BloodPAC) – a nonprofit consortium dedicated to advancing liquid biopsy research – to explore focused ultrasound’s potential in this burgeoning field. READ MORE > Matthew Bucknor and Pejman Ghanouni Awarded Lockhart Memorial Prize Matthew Bucknor, MD, and Pejman Ghanouni, MD, PhD, received the 2020 Andrew J. Lockhart Memorial Prize and will share their research in an upcoming webinar.   READ THE ANNOUNCEMENT > Alice W. Handy Joins Foundation’s Council We welcome Alice W. Handy, a pioneer in institutional investing, to our Council, a group of passionate individuals who help build awareness and raise funds for focused ultrasound.   READ MORE > Mark Carol, MD, Joins Focused Ultrasound Foundation Team A neurosurgeon with over 30 years of experience in medical device services, Dr. Carol oversees the brain program and contributes to reimbursement and regulatory related activities.   READ MORE > More Foundation News Focus Feature: Reimbursement for Focused Ultrasound Symposium News Nir Lipsman Receives the 2020 Ferenc Jolesz Memorial Award Nir Lipsman, MD, PhD, FRCSC, a neurosurgeon and scientist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center and Sunnybrook Research Institute, will accept the award at the Symposium.  READ MORE > Prostate Cancer Expert to Give Special Lecture at 2020 Symposium Howard R. Soule, PhD, Executive Vice President and Chief Science Officer of the Prostate Cancer Foundation, will present a special lecture at the meeting. READ MORE > It’s Not Too Late to Register Register now at no charge to participate in plenary sessions, dynamic panels, roundtable discussions, and more at the Foundation’s biennial Symposium.   REGISTER NOW > Patient News Beating Breast Cancer: My Hope for Focused Ultrasound  Suzanne LeBlang, MD, the Foundation’s Director of Clinical Relationships, shares her personal story of overcoming breast cancer and why she’s dedicated to advancing focused ultrasound research.   READ MORE > Reimbursement from the Patient Perspective: Challenges and Lessons Learned Two essential tremor patients share their stories of advocating for insurance reimbursement for their procedures, which occurred before nationwide Medicare coverage was established for the treatment.   READ MORE > More Patient News Essential Tremor No Scalpel or Anesthesia: New Procedure Takes Pain Out of Brain Surgery in Charlotte | Charlotte Observer Orange Coast Medical Center Offers New Treatment for Tremor | Patch Rush Focused Ultrasound Program Changing Lives of Patients with Movement Disorders | Newswise How Neuroscience Is Treating Neurological Disease with Sound Waves | BrainFacts Medicine’s New Frontier: Neuroscience Tackles Some of the Most Delicate Cases in Healthcare | Baptist Health South Florida Prostate Cancer Advances in Ablation Help Treat Prostate Cancer | News8000 HIFU Prostate Services | Tampa Bay Morning Blend (video) Innovative Prostate Cancer Treatment Helps Maintain High Quality of Life | WTKR CBS News (video) Minimally Invasive Ultrasound Ablation Can Treat Prostate Cancer | Cancer Health Research News Isabelle Aubert, PhD, Awarded Canada Research Chair Isabelle Aubert, PhD, Senior Scientist in Biological Sciences at Sunnybrook Research Institute, has been recognized with a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Brain Repair and Regeneration.   READ MORE > Reflections on Pediatric Cancer Therapy, Precision Therapy, and Where Focused Ultrasound May Provide Benefit In this blog, Karun Sharma, MD, PhD, and AeRang Kim, MD, PhD, of Children’s National Hospital discuss the potential benefits of focused ultrasound in the fight against pediatric cancer. READ MORE > Meeting Report: Breast Cancer Alliance Symposium  The Foundation recently helped sponsor Breast Cancer Alliance’s annual Medical Symposium: Hot Topics in Breast Cancer. READ MORE >  Cyprus Veterinary Team Receives €1M Focused Ultrasound Grant Christakis Damianou, PhD, from the Cyprus University of Technology, was recently awarded a €1 million grant to develop an MR-guided focused ultrasound system for use in dogs and cats. READ MORE > 3rd Quarter 2020 Research Award “Enhancing Neurogenesis by Focused Ultrasound,” is a newly funded study that will be led by Petr Tvrdik, PhD, at the University of Virginia.  READ MORE > Visit our free, online research library of focused ultrasound publications. *Login required   More Research News Millimeter-Precision Drug Delivery to the Brain | ETH Zurich Erectile Function after Focal Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review | UroToday Behind the Research: The Dr. Sandra Black Centre for Brain Resilience and Recovery | Sunnybrook Research Institute Fractionated Heating Could Improve Cancer Therapy with Thermosensitive Drugs | Physics World Focused Ultrasound Treatment Preserves Quality-of-Life for Prostate Cancer Patients | Physics World Treatment-Resistant Depression Treated by MR-guided Focused Ultrasound | Business Korea Local Researchers Cure Refractory Depression using Ultrasound Surgery | Korea Biomedical Review Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Deep Brain Stimulation, and Other Forms of Neuromodulation for Substance Use Disorders: Review of Modalities and Implications for Treatment | MD Linx HIFU Focal Ablation for PCa Offers Adequate Short-Term Cancer Control | Renal and Urology News Industry News Company Profile: Onda  Named for the Latin word for wave, Onda develops technologies to measure ultrasound waves. Petrie Yam, Onda’s Vice President of Sales, Marketing, and Operations, discusses how the company has been making a difference for 30 years. READ THE COMPANY PROFILE > Cardiawave Raises €8m for Aortic Stenosis Treatment The French company will use the funding to improve its Valvosoft® device – a noninvasive therapy for aortic stenosis – and conduct more clinical trials in Europe and the US. READ MORE > Insightec’s Maurice R. Ferré, MD, Named Florida Entrepreneur of the Year Insightec’s Chairman and CEO, Maurice R. Ferré, MD, is a recipient of an Ernst & Young LLP’s Entrepreneur Of The Year® Florida Award, recognizing unstoppable entrepreneurial leaders transforming our world. READ MORE > More Industry News Precision Technology Transforms the Way Leading Hospitals Diagnose and Treat Prostate Cancer | Onco’Zine Webinars Foundation Hosts Webinar on Patent Strategy One of the world’s most prolific inventors, Rick Hamilton, will explore best practices and common questions regarding patent strategy for business leaders. Tuesday, October 27, 2020 | 11:00am Eastern LEARN MORE AND REGISTER > 2020 Lockhart Memorial Prize Winners to Share Research Highlights Matthew Bucknor, MD, and Pejman Ghanouni, MD, PhD, will share their research in the field of focused ultrasound. Thursday, November 5, 2020 | 11:00am Eastern LEARN MORE AND REGISTER > ISTU Webinar on Focused Ultrasound Neuromodulation Wynn Legon, PhD, will discuss “Human Applications of Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound in Neuromodulation” in the latest webinar by the International Society for Therapeutic Ultrasound (ISTU). Thursday, October 22, 2020 | 11:00am Eastern LEARN MORE AND REGISTER > Recent Webinar Recordings “Ultrasound Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption in Neuro-Oncology” | Hosted by the Focused Ultrasound Foundation and the Society for Neuro-Oncology “THERESA Study - First in Human Experience with Histotripsy in the Treatment of Solid Liver Lesions” | Hosted by HistoSonics "Ultrasound Transducer Technology" | Kullervo Hynynen, MSc, PhD | Hosted by the International Society for Therapeutic Ultrasound Do you have news for our newsletter? Tell us about it!   Upcoming Events   October 22, 2020 Human Applications of Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound in Neuromodulation | WEBINAR October 27, 2020 Patent Strategy for Business Leaders | WEBINAR October 30, 2020 Neuro-Oncology Brain Tumors Symposium 2020 | virtual event  October 31, 2020 Korean Society of Therapeutic Ultrasound | Gyeongju, Korea   November 5, 2020 2020 Lockhart Memorial Prize Winners: Research Highlights | WEBINAR November 9–13, 2020 7th International Symposium on Focused Ultrasound | virtual event November 17–18, 2020 IBD INNOVATE: Product Development for Crohn’s & Colitis™ | virtual event November 19–21, 2020 Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO) 25th Annual Meeting | virtual event November 29 – December 5, 2020 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Annual Meeting | virtual event