Tag Archives: cancer

Histotripsy technology used in a clinical trial to treat liver tumors

By | June 4, 2021

The University of Michigan is one of eight sites around the country that will enroll patients in a clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a technology that uses ultrasound to treat liver tumors. The #HOPE4LIVER trial will employ the noninvasive technique to mechanically destroy primary and metastatic liver tumors. The technology, called histotripsy, was developed by U-M researchers… Read More »

New app calculates risk of delaying cancer care during pandemic

By | June 3, 2020

A new app, OncCOVID, has been developed by data scientists and cancer doctors from the U-M Rogel Cancer Center and the U-M School of Public Health.  The free app compares the long-term risks of delaying care for cancer patients to the additional risk of potential COVID-19 infection if they undergo surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiation immediately.  With healthcare systems… Read More »