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Liver cancer
2023: Innovative technology developed to treat carcinoma
On May 30, 2023, the medical company ABK Biomedical announced the development of an advanced technology for the treatment of unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma, the most common primary malignant tumor of the liver. Read more here.
2021
TheraSphere Y-90 Announcement - Liver Cancer Treatment Systems
In mid-March 2021 Boston Scientific , she introduced a new device for treatments cancer the liver. According to a press release, glass microspheres TheraSphere Y-90 have been developed to treat patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). More. here
Start of clinical trials of a method for treating liver cancer with microbubbles
In early January 2021, the results of the world's first clinical trial became known, which is considering a method of treating primary liver cancer with microbubbles. These small gas bubbles, surrounded by a lipid sheath, enter the liver and burst under the influence of ultrasound, destroying tumor cells.
 | This approach has shown its effectiveness in preclinical studies using animal models of other solid tumors such as bladder, prostate and breast cancers. This work shows for the first time the safety and effectiveness of this method in humans, "explained principal investigator John Eisenbrey. |  |
Many patients with advanced cancer are recommended transarterial radioembolization, in which radioactive granules are injected into the blood vessels of the liver, and the radiation emitted by them destroys the tumor. However, the extent to which rays penetrate liver tissue is limited, and the tumor response to treatment is highly dependent on the distance to the radioactive granules. By combining transarterial radioembolization with the administration of microbubbles, doctors will be able to reduce the dose of radiation required to kill the tumor and increase the effectiveness of treatment.
When an ultrasonic wave hits the microbubbles, they begin to vibrate, and if the wave is strong enough, they burst. The clean energy of these tiny explosions causes physical and chemical damage to the blood vessels of tumors, making them more sensitive to radiation. By directing ultrasound to exactly where the tumor is located, doctors will be able to blow up microbubbles directly at the place where the radioactive granules are located, thereby ensuring localized sensitization of tumor cells and their final destruction.[1]
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