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High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) for local ablative therapy of solid tumors

High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) for local ablative therapy of solid tumors - HIFU-SOLTUM1909

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00007855
Enrollment
200
Registered
2015-03-06
Start date
2014-05-08
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

C25.0 C22.0 C25.1 C25.2 D48.1 D48.4 D48.9

Interventions

Group 1: Treatment with ultrasound-guided HIFU system from Chongqing, China (Haifu Company). The therapeutic device is CE-certified for the treatment of solid tumors. The intervention lasts between 2

Sponsors

Universitätsklinik Bonn
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • Age: 18 years or older, legal capacity • Gender: men and women • Patients with solid tumors (hepatocellular carcinoma, liver metastases, bile duct cancer, pancreatic cancer, uterine fibroids, peripheral bone tumors) • the solid tumor is sufficient detectable by ultrasound • tumor board decision for HIFU treatment (non-resectable tumors) • ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) <3

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • Participation in another clinical study • Surgical resection is possible (decision of the interdisciplinary tumor board) • Patient noteligible for anesthesia • Patients who are unable, in the opinion of the investigator, to enter the follow-ups • Pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Feasibility and efficacy of ultrasound-guided HIFU in Caucasian patients with solid tumors. Evaluation of tumor reduction using clinical routine imaging (MRI, CT, US). Assessment of symptom reduction using standradized questionnaires (EORTC-QLQ-C30; VAS etc.). Evaluation at baseline and follow-up (at 1 and 6 weeks, 3 months and every 3 months after HIFU treatment for a period of at least one year

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Safety of HIFU therapy; Influence on progressionfree and overall survival Recording of shor- and long-term side effects and complications

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactOlga Ramig

Klinik für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Universitätskliniken Bonn

studienzentrum.radiologie@ukbonn.de022828715395

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026