ReviewJournal of neuro-oncology2022
Current state of therapeutic focused ultrasound applications in neuro-oncology.
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- Focused Ultrasound-Induced Mechanical Ablation Affects the Carbohydrate Metabolism of Residual/Peri-Focally Localized Glioblastoma Cells.International journal of cancer · 2026Article
- Applications of transcranial focused ultrasound for primary brain tumors.Neuro-oncology advances · 2026Review
- Focused ultrasound for brain metastases.Neuro-oncology advances · 2026Review
- Advances in the Repurposing and Blood-Brain Barrier Penetrance of Drugs in Pediatric Brain Tumors.Cancers · 2025Review
- A Comprehensive Review of Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Parameters and Applications in Neurologic and Psychiatric Disorders.Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society · 2025Review
- A review of temporal interference, nanoparticles, ultrasound, gene therapy, and designer receptors for Parkinson disease.NPJ Parkinson's disease · 2024Review
- The role of focused ultrasound for pediatric brain tumors: current insights and future implications on treatment strategies.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2024Review
- Ultrasound imaging guided precision histotripsy: Effects of pulse settings on ablation properties in rat brain.The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 2024Article
- A study combining microbubble-mediated focused ultrasound and radiation therapy in the healthy rat brain and a F98 glioma model.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Methodological and ethical challenges in the use of focused ultrasound for blood-brain barrier disruption in neuro-oncology.Acta neurochirurgica · 2023Review
- Nanomedicines for high‑intensity focused ultrasound cancer treatment and theranostics (Review).Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2023Review
- Novel intraoperative strategies for enhancing tumor control: Future directions.Neuro-oncology · 2022Review
- Updates in IDH-Wildtype Glioblastoma.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2022Review
- Ultrasound-Mediated Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption for Drug Delivery: A Systematic Review of Protocols, Efficacy, and Safety Outcomes from Preclinical and Clinical Studies.Pharmaceutics · 2022Review
- The roles of thermal and mechanical stress in focused ultrasound-mediated immunomodulation and immunotherapy for central nervous system tumors.Journal of neuro-oncology · 2022Review
- Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Technique in Glioblastoma Multiforme Treatment.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Review
- Effect of focused ultrasound-induced mechanical ablation on stemness and dormancy properties of residual/peri-focally localized glioblastoma cells.Neuro-oncology advancesArticle
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Abstract
introductionDespite manifold advances in oncology, cancers of the central nervous system remain among the most lethal. Unique features of the brain, including distinct cellular composition, immunological privilege, and physical barriers to therapeutic delivery, likely contribute to the poor prognosis of patients with neuro-oncological disease. Focused ultrasound is an emerging technology that allows transcranial delivery of ultrasound energy to focal brain targets with great precision.
methodsA review of the clinical and preclinical focused ultrasound literature was performed to obtain data regarding the current state of the focused ultrasound in context of neuro-oncology. A narrative review was then constructed to provide an overview of current and future applications of this technology.
resultsFocused ultrasound can facilitate direct control of tumors by thermal or mechanical ablation, as well as enhance delivery of diverse therapeutics by disruption of the blood-brain barrier without local tissue damage. Indeed, ultrasound-sensitive drug formulations or sonosensitizers may be combined with ultrasound blood-brain barrier disruption to achieve high local drug concentration while limiting systemic exposure to therapeutics. Furthermore, focused ultrasound can induce radiosensitization, immunomodulation, and neuromodulation. Here we review applications of focused ultrasound with a focus on approaches currently under clinical investigation for the treatment of neuro-oncological disease, such as blood-brain barrier disruption for drug delivery and thermal ablation. We also discuss design of clinical trials, selection of patient cohorts, and emerging approaches to improve the efficacy of transcranial ultrasound, such as histotripsy, as well as combinatorial strategies to exploit synergistic biological effects of existing cancer therapies and ultrasound.
conclusionsFocused ultrasound is a promising and actively expanding therapeutic modality for diverse neuro-oncological diseases.
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