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Low-intensity focused ultrasound is being used in two studies at the University of Virginia and West Virginia University School of Medicine to treat addiction. Read more about the studies in the Washington Post’s article.

The Foundation has long championed the importance of clinical data registries in today’s rapidly evolving therapeutic landscape. The value that clinical registries offer is multifaceted and critical to advancing patient care and medical understanding. In this post, I outline the four main advantages of registries and describe the main ways the Foundation works to facilitate their use.  

Results from a Phase I clinical trial using focused ultrasound and microbubbles to improve radiation therapy in patients with breast cancer were recently published. 

The funded projects are studying the use of focused ultrasound for brain tumors, cancer immunotherapy, osteosarcoma, and renal cell carcinoma.