Histotripsy: Fighting Cancer with Bubbles

Carrie Kumpel, a high school teacher from Bakersfield, CA, was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer that spread to her liver. Over the past 5 years she had been through a variety of systemic treatments, ranging from radiation pills to chemotherapy, all exacting a physical toll on her body. Looking for alternative treatments, Carrie learned about clinical trials for a treatment called Histotripsy, a non-invasive cancer treatment that uses ultrasound to break up tumor cells. There are no incisions, no radiation and none of the physical recovery that comes with traditional treatments. It was the perfect treatment for Carrie as she continued her battle with cancer.
Read the feature story:
news.engin.umich.edu/2023/10/...
News release about FDA approval:
news.engin.umich.edu/2023/10/...
More links:
HistoSonics: histosonics.com/the-science/
Zhen Xu’s Lab: histotripsy.umich.edu/
Questions about receiving histotripsy treatment?
The Rogel Cancer Center @MichiganMedicine has put together this FAQ for questions about histotripsy liver cancer treatment at the University of Michigan. www.rogelcancercenter.org/liv...
HistoSonics, the company that developed the Edison platform, has this page to locate Edison system histotripsy providers: histosonics.com/find-edison-p...
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The Rogel Cancer Center @MichiganMedicine has put together this FAQ for questions about histotripsy liver cancer treatment at the University of Michigan. www.rogelcancercenter.org/liver-cancer/histotripsy-faq HistoSonics, the company that developed the Edison platform, has this page to locate Edison system histotripsy providers: histosonics.com/find-edison-provider/

[@reighguevarra114]

I just have a question. Why did the inventors decided to do trials for treating lesions in the liver? I am just curious. But I really hope that it will expand to other organs as well so that many other patients will be able to benefit from this!

[@daniyarkurmambayev5950]

What took them so long? It's almost 11 years ago when the first video about this treatment was reported in KZbin... i wonder, if it is of real effect at all...

[@TrudyContos-gq1bw]

It's horrible what they do to cancer patients. He missed diagnosed you, and that's the norm with radiologist. Good luck to you. How come the oncologist and or radiologist missed diagnosed her and now she is stage 4 metastatic cancer!!!? Being this has been the treatment in Japan and back in 2005. God bless and I hope they pay for treatment being he or she was wrong and it spread.

[@erikanagy2915]

My mom was the first patient to get it done at Cleveland Clinic 🙏🏻

[@nicholegarcia392]

How did it go?

[@erikanagy2915]

It went well. She hopes to get more done.

[@luciususiholo6956]

How much did it cost?

[@erikanagy2915]

I don’t know.

[@marykaywylie8694]

How long ago was her procedure done and are there new tumors?

[@marykaywylie8694]

Will be more impressed when enough cases have been followed for accurate positive outcomes. ALSO , believe this was first done in Japan several years ago. Why not offered as option in in major cancer centers like Sloan Kettering?

[@avismarie3]

The metabolic approach to cancer Book as been a Godsend to me. Off sugar - which cancer fees off of and No glutan or processed foods - a ketogenic approach and My tumor is shrinking in breast - so the Metabolic Approach to Cancer by Dr. Nasha Winters I Highly recommend. I would love know if this Histotrypsy is done in Los Angeles, I would be interested in adding this to my chemo & immune therapy. I'm on number 8 of 16 and no bad side effects other than bald and some red dots on my legs but overall - exercising and feeling good during chemo. I have one a week. I attribute the book and what I'm doing from the book to be a positive way for me to go. I saw you were baking with flour - I would highly suggest no glutan/flour/wheat any of that. It's going to help a lot in turning things around I truly believe the book I mentioned (has helped so many who opted a non invasive approach ) or anyone doing chemo and immune just following the book and what to eat and not to eat and many other things noted in the book - like fasting on day of chemo and doing intermittent fasting throughout. Many success stories from this approach.

[@pierusa123]

Thanks for reveal it. Thanks for the engineering team and the Chinese professor made these wonderful treatments.

[@katigil]

AMAZING.IS THIS TREATMENT AVAILABLE IN AUSTRALIA. PLZ.LET ME KNOW ASAP.I STILL HAVE HOPE. GOD BLESS

[@lianeisme]

This amazing story

[@senoJSR]

Ah, so, why can't she have the procedure for her new tumors?

[@MITSCHLAG]

How does this differ from focused ultrasound developed at the University of Virginia several years ago?

[@silvialogan9226]

Is this type of treatment available in Canada?

[@luciususiholo6956]

Amazing

[@mariokuncic]

How to get on to this treatment please I am located in Australia ! Can anyone contact me please 🙏

[@gopalgopi8122]

When will it arrive in India

[@cheriteppo9776]

I'm trying to get this procedure done. Who can I contact? Can anybody contact me please

[@MichiganEngineering]

Hello - You can find contact information at the bottom of this Michigan Medicine news story: www.michiganmedicine.org/news-release/u-m-health-purchase-edison-platform-histotripsy-following-fda-approval

[@KananThakker]

Who can I contact for this? I am the perfect candidate looking at the fact that I have oligometastatic lesion in my liver from TNBC

[@MichiganEngineering]

There is contact information at the bottom of this Michigan Medicine news story: www.michiganmedicine.org/news-release/u-m-health-purchase-edison-platform-histotripsy-following-fda-approval

[@avismarie3]

Where can this procedure be done in Los Angels, California??? thank you

[@eugenekrick9400]

Look up histosonics. It's the name of the machine. They have a list of places with the machine.

[@qwalla]

From a recent news report : "There are only eight devices in the world, and one of them is at Providence Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo"

[@lisaholgash2924]

Can it be used on throat tumors?

[@marcojerez2971]

Finally Something the works ❤❤❤

[@marykaywylie8694]

Not yet!