High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound in Treating Patients With Locally Recurrent Prostate Cancer

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Prostate Cancer

In brief

RATIONALE: Highly focused ultrasound energy may be able to kill cancer cells by heating the tumor without affecting the surrounding tissue. PURPOSE: This phase I trial is studying focused ultrasound energy to see how well it works in treating patients with locally recurrent prostate cancer.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00030277

Run by

Focus Surgery

People needed

20

Starts

2001-10-01

Expected to finish

2008-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-07-10

Who can join

Age: 40 and older, up to 80. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

• Indiana University Cancer Center — Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
• Long Island College Hospital — Brooklyn, New York, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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