Ep16: Treating Advanced Breast Cancer with Noninvasive Focused Ultrasound and Radiation: A Conversation with Dr. Gregory Czarnota
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In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Greg Czarnota, a senior scientist and radiation oncologist at Sunnybrook Research Institute in Toronto, discusses his innovative research using focused ultrasound in breast cancer treatment. Dr. Czarnota shares promising results from his phase I clinical trial using focused ultrasound-stimulated microbubbles to enhance radiotherapy in patients with advanced breast cancers.
Key points from the conversation include:
- The origins of Dr. Czarnota's interest in focused ultrasound and its application in enhancing radiotherapy.
- He shares details of the upcoming phase II clinical trials that will be enrolling patients with inoperable breast cancer.
- Technical advances with the Arrayus focused ultrasound device could treat larger and more complex tumors.
Dr. Czarnota has also developed ultrasound imaging methods to detect cell death.
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