Our Research
The Foundation is currently funding a number of trials, often in collaboration with other charity partners, to drive the field forward and ensure focused ultrasound therapy reaches patients who currently face limited options or a highly reduced quality of life.
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Clinical Trial: Pancreatic Cancer
University of Oxford
STATUS: In Progress
What will this research tell us?
Can focused ultrasound therapy be used to improve the effectiveness of immunotherapy medication in pancreatic cancer?
Clinical Trial: Pancreatic Cancer
Institute of Cancer Research
STATUS: Complete and results will be published
What will this research tell us?
Can focused ultrasound therapy be used to improve the effectiveness of immunotherapy medication in pancreatic cancer?
Clinical Trial: Paediatric Neuroblastoma
Institute of Cancer Research
STATUS: In progress
What will this research tell us?
A better understanding of how focused ultrasound enhances the effectiveness of CAR-T immunotherapy to treat neuroblastoma so that we can find the optimum conditions for effectively treating children.
Clinical Trial: Metabolic Liver Disease (Liver Failure)
University College London
STATUS: In progress
What will this research tell us?
Can focused ultrasound improve the delivery of gene therapy to reverse liver failure in children with metabolic liver disease?
Clinical Trial: Alzheimer’s Disease
University College London
STATUS: In progress
What will this research tell us?
Can focused ultrasound help brain immune cells, called microglia, clear the build up of amyloid proteins in the brain offering an effective non-invasive, affordable treatment for Alzheimer’s disease?
Preclinical Laboratory Study: Pancreatic Cancer
University of Oxford
STATUS: Completed, analysis of blood samples in progress
What will this research tell us?
Is focused ultrasound treatment of patients with pancreatic cancer effective in improving their outcomes and does it enhance immune response?
Preclinical Laboratory Study: Lewy Body Dementia (Parkinson’s Dementia and Dementia with Lewy Bodies)
University of Oxford
STATUS: In progress
What will this research tell us?
Can stimulation of a specific part of the brain with low-intensity focused ultrasound improve memory and attention in people with Lewy body dementia?
Preclinical Laboratory Study: Soft Tissue Sarcoma and Desmoid Tumours
University of Oxford
STATUS: In progress
What will this research tell us?
Will immune response be altered after focused ultrasound treatment of small, intra-abdominal soft tissue sarcoid or desmoid tumours?
Veterinary: Urinary Tract (Bladder) Tumours
Institute of Cancer Research
STATUS: In progress
What will this research tell us?
Can focused ultrasound offer a potential cure for bladder cancer in dogs? (A frequently diagnosed, aggressive tumour with limited effective treatment options)