Biomedical Engineering
The #HOPE4LIVER Single-Arm Pivotal Trial for Histotripsy of Primary and Metastatic Liver Tumors
In plain English
The prospective HOPE4LIVER trials evaluated histotripsy for primary and metastatic liver tumors. The study met its technical-success and safety endpoints; those endpoints should be distinguished from proof of long-term cancer control or cure.
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