September 29, 2023 - Pediatric Brain Tumor Partnership and more news...

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September 29, 2023 The Foundation Partners with St. Baldrick’s in Fight Against Childhood Brain Cancer The organizations are co-funding a preclinical study to investigate focused ultrasound for the treatment of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG). DIPGs are highly aggressive and devastating brain tumors that affect young children. Researchers at Columbia University are using focused ultrasound to open the blood-brain barrier in hopes of delivering adequate levels of chemotherapy to the tumor. Read More Six-Year-Old Patient with DIPG Participates in Focused Ultrasound Clinical Trial A Washington Post article this week shared the story of a patient with DIPG who is taking part in a focused ultrasound clinical trial. Her family is hopeful that the clinical trial will benefit their daughter and future patients. The Foundation is co-funding this clinical trial at Children’s National Hospital. Read the Article Register Now: Focused Ultrasound and Breast Cancer Webinar The Foundation is hosting a free webinar on focused ultrasound for breast cancer. Researchers will discuss using the technology to treat active disease and its potential applications during survivorship. Join us on Thursday, October 5, at 1:00 pm Eastern. Register Now Register Now: Webinar on Sonodynamic Therapy for Brain Tumors The Foundation is partnering with the National Brain Tumor Society to host a free webinar on sonodynamic therapy (SDT). SDT is an emerging method of using focused ultrasound to activate agents that selectively accumulate in tumor cells and cause cell death. Join us on Wednesday, October 11, at 11:00 am Eastern. Register Now Company Profile: Brainlab Brainlab is a global medical software and hardware company dedicated to improving patient outcomes. The company is headquartered in Munich and has 25 locations worldwide. CEO Stefan Vilsmeier describes how Brainlab advances technologies like focused ultrasound. Read More Reimbursement News: Focused Ultrasound for Essential Tremor Now Covered by Humana Humana is the fifth national payor in the US to cover focused ultrasound treatment for essential tremor (ET). This decision means that 9 million more people in the US will have access to focused ultrasound for ET. Cigna, Anthem, Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Medicare have also granted positive coverage decisions nationwide. Read the Press Release Forwarded this email by a friend? Sign up to receive these emails here. And Don't Miss Proposals Due Monday, October 2 | Research Funding in Focused Ultrasound and ALS Applications Due Monday, October 2 | The Andrew J. Lockhart Postdoctoral Fellowship in Focused Ultrasound and Immuno-Oncology Focused Ultrasound in the News | Organizations Team up to Fight Childhood Cancer See Recent News Events October 9-11, 2023 AdvaMed - The MedTech Conference 2023, Anaheim, CA, USA October 11-14, 2023 Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting 2023, Seattle, WA, USA October 12, 2023 BioDiscovery Summit 2023, Charlottesville, VA, USA See All Upcoming Events Do you have news for our newsletter? Tell us about it! “I have been watching the development of this exciting field for a while, and focused ultrasound now has reached a momentum where I can make an impact with my knowledge and Brainlab technology.” ‒ Stefan Vilsmeier, Brainlab CEO and Focused Ultrasound Foundation Council Member