title: Effects of high-intensity focused ultrasound in the treatment of experimental neuroblastoma.
abstract: This report evaluates the effect of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) on subcutaneous murine neuroblastoma C1300. HIFU treatment was administered with a focused 4-MHz quartz transducer with a peak intensity of 550 W/cm2. In experiment 1, 60 animals with tumor were divided into four groups. Group I (n = 15) were controls; group II (n = 15) received adriamycin, 5 mg/kg intraperitoneally; group III (n = 15) received HIFU; and group IV (n = 15) received both adriamycin and HIFU. All the animals in groups I and II died of tumor by 35 days. Fifty-three percent (8/15) of mice in group III and 80% (12/15) in group IV were cured with no evidence of tumor (NET) at 200 days. Log-rank statistics showed significant prolongation of survival in the groups III and IV as compared with groups I or II (P less than .05). In experiment 2, 45 animals with tumor were divided into three groups. Group I (n = 15) were controls; group II (n = 15) received HIFU; and group III (n = 15) received repeated HIFU. The results showed 47% (7/15) of mice in group II and 67% (10/15) in group III were NET at 200 days. Significant survival prolongation was achieved in groups II and III in comparison with group I (P less than .05). In experiment 3, 90 mice received either tumor (n = 60) or saline (n = 30) inoculation in the left flank. On day 5, 45 mice with tumor were treated with HIFU (group I), while the other 15 mice with tumor (group II) had a sham procedure.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Reilly
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Rescorla
authors.forename: N T
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Sanghvi
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Fry
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Franklin
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Grosfeld
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D015996:Survival Rate; D014464:Ultrasonic Therapy / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D004317:Doxorubicin