Histotripsy - hype or hope? Review of innovation and future implications.

Georgianna SandilosMargaret Virginia ButchyManisha KoneruShivsai GongallaRichard SensenigYoung Ki Hong

Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2024)

In addition to the noninvasive ability to ablate lesions in the liver, histotripsy offers additional therapeutic potential. Early data suggest a potential complementary therapeutic effect when combining histotripsy with existing immunologic therapies because of the technology's theoretical ability to sensitize tumors to adaptive immunity. As with most novel therapies, the effect of histotripsy on the oncologic therapeutic landscape remains uncertain.

Keyphrases

electronic health record
prostate cancer
current status
single cell
rectal cancer
radical prostatectomy
big data
robot assisted
machine learning
minimally invasive