Respiratory Compensated Robot for Liver Cancer Treatment: Design, Fabrication, and Benchtop Characterization

Author(s):  
Mishek Jair Musa ◽  
Karun Sharma ◽  
Kevin Cleary ◽  
Yue Chen
2021 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 223-236
Author(s):  
Walaa Maamoun ◽  
Mohamed I. Badawi ◽  
Ayman A Aly ◽  
Y. Khedr

Abstract Hyperthermia therapy is a promising therapy for liver cancer treatment that utilizes external electromagnetic waves to heat the tumor zone to preferentially kill or minimize cancer cells. Nevertheless, it’s a challenge to realize localized heating of the cancer tissue without harming the surrounding healthy tissue. This research proposes to utilize nanoparticles as microwave absorbers to enhance microwave imaging and achieve localized hyperthermia therapy. A realistic 3D abdomen model has been segmented using 3D Slicer segmentation software, and then the obtained segmented CAD model exported to Computer Simulation Technology (CST STUDIO) for applying the Finite Element Modeling (FEM). Next investigating both imaging and treatment capability. Finally, the specific absorption rate (SAR) and temperature distribution were computed without nanoparticles and with different types of nanoparticles such as gold (GNPs) and silver nanoparticles at frequency 915 MHz. By comparing the achived results, it was seen that Silver nanoparticles can make a great enhancement in raising the temperature. However, this result was unsatisfactory but, after adding gold nanoparticles the temperature exceed 42°C, at frequency 915 MHz which is achieving the hyperthermia treatment without harming the nearby healthy tissue, GNPs also can achieve a great enhancement in SAR result


2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (10) ◽  
pp. 2685-2691 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nazario Portolani ◽  
Gianluca Baiocchi ◽  
Federico Gheza ◽  
Sarah Molfino ◽  
Luigi Grazioli ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
pp. 447-460
Author(s):  
Xiaobing Liu ◽  
Chang Xian Li ◽  
Xiang Qi ◽  
Bing Lou Wong ◽  
Kwan Man

Author(s):  
Mahfoozur Rahman ◽  
Kainat Alam ◽  
Rafida Ilyas ◽  
Sarwar Beg

2014 ◽  
Vol 65 ◽  
pp. 174-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Young-Jae Kim ◽  
Seong-Joo Jang ◽  
Jae-Bok Han ◽  
Kyung-Rae Dong ◽  
Woon-Kwan Chung ◽  
...  

2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e14716-e14716
Author(s):  
Baofa Yu ◽  
ZhenLu Ma ◽  
Changjiang Guan ◽  
Wei Han ◽  
Yebin Che ◽  
...  

e14716 Background: Provenge (Dendreon Co.) is an autologous cellular vaccine and represents a significant milestone for cancer immunotherapy and generates renewed interest in the field. Chemoimmunotherapy as a highly attractive way for cancer treatment has been studied over years but this is not generated a specific powerful immunotherapy yet. Intensity Modulation of Chemoimmunotherapy (IMCIT) is similarly with Provenge function and plays in kill tumor cells and induces patient’s own immunological effect against micro size cancers more than just Introtumoral Chemotherapy(ITCT) alone. Methods: Introtumoral injection of IMCIT into late stages of liver Cancer (447 cases) which is a proprietary therapeutic regimen composed of three components for intensity modulation of chemoimmunotherapy, i.e., an oxidant, a cytotoxic drug and a hapten. Results: After intratumoral injection, coagulate tumor mass for sustained drug release and drug kills tumor cells, a small molecule hapten binds to these antigens and other large carriers for intensity modulation, then autologous tumor antigens released from the dead tumor cells and trigger immune response as a self-vaccination to further boost systemic humoral and cellular immunity for suppression and eradication of tumor recurrence. For single liver tumor, 6 months survival rate for IMCIT 63.03% and ITCT 36.17%(p<0.01), 12 months survival rate for IMCIT 32.77% and ITCT 21.28% (P.0.05);for mutable liver tumors, 6 months survival rate for IMCIT 54.44% and ITCT 20.93%(p<0.01),12 months survival rate for IMCIT 21.11% and ITCT 6.98%(p<0.05). Therefore, more importantly, IMCIT provides a new option for cancer treatment by integrating local chemotherapeutic effect with systemic anti-tumor immunity; cell death induced by chemotherapeutic drugs is a priming event and allows the injected tumor act as its own vaccine. Conclusions: Introtumoral injection of IMCIT is a safe, aggressive and cost-effective clinical treatment for solid tumors. IMCIT displays the following advantages: clinically effective for single and multiple masses liver cancer and minimal side effects and better quality of life; simple and cost-effective treatment and strong intellectual property position..


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