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Society of Interventional Radiology’s 35th Annual Scientific Meeting Press Conference- Tuesday, March 16, 9–10:30 a.m. (Eastern) in Room 3, Tampa Convention Center. Moderator: SIR President Brian F. Stainken, M.D., FSIR.

Novel Interventional Radiology Treatment With Microspheres Shows Promise for Liver Cancer Patients: More Than Three-fourths of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Can’t Have Surgery; Intra-arterial Yttrium-90 Gives Patients More Time, Offers Minimally Invasive Treatment

Riad Salem, M.D., MBA, FSIR, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Ill.

Freezing Out Breast Cancer: First Reported Study Shows Encouraging Interventional Radiology Potential Treatment for Breast Cancer With Cryotherapy, No Need to Undergo Surgery After to Ensure Tumor Killed
Peter J. Littrup, M.D., Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Mich., and Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich.

Shutting Out Soft Tissue Cancers in the Cold: Interventional Radiologists Pioneer Potential Treatment for Cancer That Has Metastasized to Soft Tissues (Such as Ovarian Cancer) and Bones; Seen as Option for Those Who Are Not Candidates for Surgery
Peter J. Littrup, M.D., Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Mich., and Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich.

The Hot—and Cold—Interventional Radiology Treatments for Recurrent Prostate Cancer: First Cases Reported of Promising Future Treatment: Magnetic Resonance-guided Ablation (Destruction) Uses Laser Thermal Therapy or Cryoablation to Treat Recurrent Prostate Cancer Following Surgery, Say Mayo Clinic Clinicians
David A. Woodrum, M.D., Ph.D., Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.

Living Longer: Colon Cancer Patients Gain Time With Radiofrequency Ablation Treatment: Nearly Half of Colon Cancer Patients Will Develop Liver Metastases; the Majority Will Not Be Candidates for Surgery—Interventional Radiology Treatment Destroys Cancer Locally, Extends Life
Constantinos T. Sofocleous, M.D., Ph.D., FSIR, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, N.Y.

Going for the Gold With a Novel Interventional Radiology Treatment for Pancreatic Cancer: Direct Injection of Gold Nanoparticles Into Tumors Opens Door to New and Future Treatment for Most Fatal Cancer
Reed A. Omary, M.D., M.S., FSIR, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill.

Stem Cells Build New Blood Vessels to Treat Peripheral Arterial Disease: X-ray-visible Bone Marrow Stem Cells Dramatically Improve Ability to Build New Blood Vessels—Offering Future Possibility of Reducing or Avoiding Risk of Limb Amputation
Dara L. Kraitchman, V.M.D., Ph.D., Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md.

Interventional Radiology Innovators: Advancing Minimally Invasive Modern Medicine: Contributions of Society of Interventional Radiology Members Through Medical Patents, Patent Applications Continue to Alter Medical Landscape to Improve Patient Care
Kieran J. Murphy, M.D., FSIR, University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Source: SIR

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