BSD Medical Reports German Society of Radiation Oncology Press Release: Addition of Hyperthermia to Standard Therapy is Effective for Treatment of Bladder Cancer
SALT LAKE CITY,
December
14, 2009—BSD
Medical Corporation (NASDAQ:BSDM www.bsdmedical.com) today announced that the German Society of Radiation
Oncology (DEGRO) has issued a press release titled, “Bladder cancer – save the
bladder with radiation and heat therapy”.
The press release states that the addition of hyperthermia to standard radiation
therapy (multi-modal therapy) is effective for patients with aggressive bladder
cancer who want to avoid removal of their bladder.
The primary objective
for current bladder cancer treatments is to provide effective treatments that
do not require removal of the bladder.
The addition of hyperthermia to standard radiotherapy and chemotherapy
(radiochemotherapy) improves these treatment results and increases the number
of patients who can be effectively treated without removal of the bladder. Prof.
Rita Engelhardt-Cabillic, the President of DEGRO stated that, "At the
start of radiation therapy, they heat the bladder to 40 to 44 degrees Celsius
using microwaves. The heat further increases the effect of the
radiochemotherapy."
The press release was issued as a result of a published study that
demonstrated an improvement in overall survival, tumor response rates, and
local tumor control from the addition of hyperthermia therapy delivered using
the BSD-2000 Hyperthermia System to the standard treatment regimen.
(M. Wittlinger, et al. “Quadrimodal
treatment of high-risk T1 and T2 bladder cancer: Transurethral tumor resection
followed by concurrent radiochemotherapy and regional deep hyperthermia”. Radiotherapy
and Oncology, 93, 2009, 358.)
The
researchers stated that, in comparison to the results of a previous study they
had conducted on trimodal treatment alone for bladder cancer patients, the
addition of hyperthermia resulted in a higher overall survival rate (82% vs.
67% at 5 years) as well as local tumor control rate at 3 years (81% vs. 63%).
About DEGRO
The German Society of Radiation Oncology (DEGRO –
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Radio-Onkologie) is the largest radiation oncology
organization in Germany and has more than 2,500 members. The world’s
longest running scientific journal in radiation oncology, “Strahlentherapie und
Onkologie”, is the official publication of DEGRO.
About BSD Medical Corporation
BSD Medical’s product line includes systems that
have been strategically designed to offer a range of thermal treatment systems.
The BSD-2000 is restricted to investigational use in the US.
For further information visit BSD
Medical's website at www.BSDMedical.com.
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