NYU is transforming cancer treatment with histotripsy, a non-invasive method using focused ultrasound to target liver tumors effectively.
When Chrissy Martinez found out she had stage four pancreatic cancer that had metastasized to her liver, she was told by doctors that her time left twas limited."I was told by doctors that there's really not much they can do," Martinez said. "They put me on palliative care to buy me some time, and I wasn't okay with that."After being rejected from several places, Martinez ended up at NYU Hospital, where she met with Dr. Brock Hewitt and his medical team.
Hewitt, histotripsy is being used to target liver tumors, and it can do that without damaging other tissue.In clinical trials, the procedure has had a 95% success rate. It only takes about 15 minutes to an hour and is used in conjunction with other treatments. "It's typically combined what we would call systemic therapy which includes everything from chemotherapy to immunotherapy to targeted therapy," Dr. Hewitt said.
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