Ultrasound 'Pops' bubbles to make liver cancer radiation work better
NCT ID NCT03199274
Summary
This study tested whether using a special ultrasound technique could improve radiation treatment for liver cancer. Researchers gave patients an injection of tiny gas-filled bubbles and then used ultrasound to 'pop' them in the tumor area, hoping this would make the cancer cells more sensitive to the radiation. The goal was to see if this combined approach led to better tumor shrinkage compared to standard radiation treatment alone.
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Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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