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Histotripsy is a noninvasively focused ultrasound wave used to mechanically destroy target tissue with millimeter precision. The relatively new technique is currently being used in a human liver cancer trial in the United States and Europe.

In many clinical situations, the entirety of a cancerous tumor cannot be targeted directly in treatments for reasons that include the mass’ size, location or stage. To investigate the effects of partially destroying tumors with sound, this latest study targeted only a portion of each mass, leaving behind a viable intact tumor. It also allowed the team, including researchers at Michigan Medicine and the Ann Arbor VA Hospital, to show the approach’s effectiveness under less than optimal conditions.

Histotripsy is a promising option that can overcome the limitations of currently available ablation modalities and provide safe and effective noninvasive liver tumor ablation.

Clinical Trials and Research, Patient Advocacy, TreatmentAblation, Advanced neuroendocrine cancer, Histotripsy, Liver directed therapy

Histotripsy – the case for use in UK as Histosonics was awarded early market access

By Ronny Allan Mar 13, 2025 4 Comments

Clinical Trials and Research, Patient Advocacy, TreatmentAblation, Histotripsy, Liver directed therapy, Liver metastases

Meet Edison® Histotripsy System – powerful bubbles

By Ronny Allan Oct 14, 2023 5 Comments

Please read this before asking questions Histotripsy is a new treatment, but it's an ablative technique rather than a drug. It can be equated to liver embolization or conventional tumour ablation but uses what would appear to be a more effective targeted therapy. It's early days, the fact that it has been approved by FDA (see wording below) is about all we know but this blog will be kept live. I get asked a lot of questions but some of the detail NET patients tend to ask is simply not available to me. 1. Where can I get this treatment? …

Clinical Trials and Research, Patient Advocacy, TreatmentAblation, High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), Histotripsy, Radio Frequency Ablation (RFA), Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)

Cancer Ablation

By Ronny Allan Jan 14, 2023 0 Comments

What is Cancer Ablation?This is a minimally invasive surgical method to treat solid cancers. More modern types of ablative style treatments may be described as non-invasive. With conventional ablation, special probes are used to “burn” or “freeze” cancers. Computed Tomography (CT), Ultrasound (US) or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is used to guide and position the needle probe into the tumour. This requires only a tiny hole, usually less than 3 mm via which the probe is introduced. When the probe is within the cancer it is attached to a generator which “burns” or “freezes” the cancer. “Burning” refers to increasing…

Clinical Trials and Research, TreatmentAblation, High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), Histotripsy, Liver metastases

Histotripsy: A new technique that treats cancer using soundwaves

By Ronny Allan Apr 25, 2022 2 Comments

First published on April 25, 2022. Updated regularly. Last update 19th September 2025.If you just want to know what Histotripsy is, just head straight down to "Original Article" section19th September 2025. Australia Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation Australia have taken the lead and are campaiging for access to this innovative treatment. As NET patients in Australia, you can help. Read more by clicking here April 2025. Singapore Singapore's National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS)Search company and National University Cancer Institute, Singapore (NCIS)Search company are set to begin clinical trials of a revolutionary cancerSearch disease treatment called histotripsySearch drug in the second half of 2025. This groundbreaking technology uses precisely targeted ultrasound…