What is Histotripsy
What is histotripsy and how does it work?
Histotripsy is a new technology approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2023 for the treatment of liver tumors.
It is a cutting-edge, non-invasive treatment that utilizes a robotic machine to target and destroy cancerous liver tumors with sound waves. This precise method synchronizes powerful sound waves to create numerous tiny bubbles within the cancerous tumor, which then burst, causing the targeted tissue to disintegrate.
The immune system then steps in to naturally eliminate the waste tissue. The use of histotripsy for liver cancer treatment eliminates the need for scalpels or invasive procedures, thereby reducing recovery times. Furthermore, it spares patients from enduring the long, physically taxing treatments of chemotherapy and radiation.
Histotripsy has shown a high success rate in clinical trials, particularly for treating liver tumors. Recent studies have reported a success rate of around 85-95%.
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