Tag: pediatric brain cancer
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Focused Ultrasound Shows Promise in Pediatric Brain Cancer Treatment
Breakthrough in Pediatric Brain Cancer Treatment Columbia University researchers have achieved a landmark step in the fight against pediatric brain cancer. In what researchers describe as the first demonstration that focused ultrasound can be safely used in children to aid drug delivery into the brain, the non-invasive technique shows promise as a way to improve…
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Focused Ultrasound Passes First Test in Treatment of Brain Cancer in Children
What is focused ultrasound and why it matters Focused ultrasound is a non-invasive technique that uses precisely targeted sound waves to temporarily and safely disrupt the barriers protecting the brain. By transiently opening the blood-brain barrier, it can enhance the delivery of chemotherapy and other therapeutics directly to brain tissue. This approach holds particular promise…