Glioma Cancer Tumor as malignant cells outbreak as a brain disease attacking neurons as a medical concept of neurological disease: © freshidea – stock.adobe.com
In 3 patients with newly diagnosed glioblastomas that were not candidates for gross total tumor resection, sonodynamic therapy (SDT) showed no adverse events (AEs) and demonstrated cancer cell death without harming healthy brain tissue after a single dose, according to a study published in the Journal of Neuro-Oncology.1
A randomized control trial evaluating SDT for the treatment of patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma is expected to begin later this year.
“The early clinical results are very encouraging for advancing treatment options in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma, a disease with few effective…