Foundation staff recently visited Hong Kong and Taiwan. With the support of Board and Council members, our Asia Program continues to gather momentum, build connections, and foster collaboration throughout our global focused ultrasound community.
The Foundation’s 2019 spring report reviews important updates on our programs, clinical trials, and other research milestones, as well as awareness efforts, and much more.
CORRECTION: To clarify an earlier report regarding the use of ultrasound to open the blood-brain barrier (BBB) to treat glioblastoma, CarThera’s recent SonoCloud-1 trial is the first time in the world that the BBB had been opened to deliver drugs using a surgically implanted ultrasound device. A prior report stated that a different trial was "the world’s first clinical trial using focused ultrasound to open the BBB and allow chemotherapeutic agents to reach tumors more efficiently."
The Focused Ultrasound Working Group shared insights at a public hearing on Capitol Hill for how patients can gain better access to FDA-approved technologies.
EDAP-TMS recently shared positive news for billing and reimbursement of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) treatment for prostate cancer using their Focal One device.
"We're at the beginning of a sea change for the management of prostate cancer," says urologist Brian Miles, MD, who provided focused ultrasound therapy for Victor Murray.
Alzheimer’s Patients in Clinical Trials at Ohio State and West Virginia
Alzheimer’s patients in focused ultrasound clinical trials at the Ohio State University and West Virginia University have been featured in recent media coverage. See Clermont Sun, Daily Mail, Epoch Times, and WVU Today to read more.
ESHO held their annual meeting, where researchers from Cologne presented a case report for treating a patient with rare tumor, as well as their pancreatic cancer work.
Scientists conducted simulation and time-reversal studies to explore whether focused ultrasound can cross the spinal cord to treat low back pain caused by degenerative discs.
