Key Points
- The 2024 Oxford Focused Ultrasound (FUS) Annual Meeting was held on October 3 at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.
- Researchers and collaborators presented 15 focused ultrasound studies.
- The Focused Ultrasound Foundation designated the University of Oxford a Center of Excellence in 2023.
The 6th Oxford FUS Annual meeting was held October 3, 2024, and featured both preclinical and clinical focused ultrasound research conducted at the University of Oxford and beyond. The in-person event was designed to encourage networking and spark new collaborations. Researchers shared progress on focused ultrasound treatment for cancer, dementia, and back pain, and discussed the future of Oxford’s focused ultrasound Center of Excellence (COE).
“Oxford is well deserving of the COE designation, as they are leading innovative preclinical research across a variety of focused ultrasound mechanisms of action and disease processes,” said Suzanne LeBlang, MD, the Foundation’s director of clinical relationships, who attended the meeting. “In addition, they are performing seminal translational clinical studies as well as continuing to treat patients with commercially available focused ultrasound systems. The assembly of key principle researchers and clinicians in one room was truly inspirational, and there was a tremendous enthusiasm to learn about the various research projects.”
Focused Ultrasound Presentations
- Overview of FUS Research in Oxford by Paul Lyon
- In Vivo Mouse Studies & Immunotherapy by Megan Bradbury & Matilde Maardalen
- HIFU in the Veterinary Clinic by Ashish Ranjan
- Preliminary Results for CEeDD Trial in mCRC to Liver by Jeffrey Rubasingham
- Update on the FUSF State of the Field for Brain Research by Suzanne LeBlang
- LIFU Stimulation of Cholinergic Pathways for Dementia* by Ashwini Oswal
- Clinical Transcranial US for Impacting Decision Making by Miriam Klein-Flugge
- US for Transdermal Delivery by Joel Balkaran & Darcy Dunn-Lawless
- Focused Ultrasound Therapy for Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer: Current Status & Future Directions by Feng Wu
- Preliminary Clinical Results from a HIFU Study in Pancreatic Cancer* by Keaton Jones & Srikanth Reddy
- Pancreas Microbubble FUS Study: Trial Challenges & Progress by Eleanor Stride
- Ultrasound-Triggered Gelation to Treat Discogenic Lower Back Pain* by Veerle Brans
- PCaNs, A Novel Particle for FUS-Mediated Cavitation by Brian Lyons
- Drug Delivery to Perfused Tumour-Bearing Human Livers by Michael Gray
- The Future of Therapeutic Ultrasound in Oxford as a Focused Ultrasound Foundation Centre of Excellence by Constantin Coussios
*This work was supported by the Focused Ultrasound Foundation.
See the Press Release on Oxford’s Center of Excellence Designation