Sound waves tested to supercharge cancer drug

NCT ID NCT03237572

Summary

This small, early-stage study tested whether using focused ultrasound on a tumor could help the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab work better against metastatic breast cancer. The study aimed to see if the order of treatments mattered—giving the drug before or after the ultrasound. It was a pilot study that enrolled 13 participants but was terminated early.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of Virginia

    Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908, United States

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