PMID- 37806666 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20231101 LR - 20231101 IS - 1464-5157 (Electronic) IS - 0265-6736 (Linking) VI - 40 IP - 1 DP - 2023 TI - The use of histotripsy as intratumoral immunotherapy beyond tissue ablation-the rationale for exploring the immune effects of histotripsy. PG - 2263672 LID - 10.1080/02656736.2023.2263672 [doi] AB - Mechanical high-intensity focused ultrasound (M-HIFU), which includes histotripsy, is a non-ionizing, non-thermal ablation technology that can be delivered by noninvasive methods. Because acoustic cavitation is the primary mechanism of tissue disruption, histotripsy is distinct from the conventional HIFU techniques resulting in hyperthermia and thermal injury. Phase I human trials have shown the initial safety and efficacy of histotripsy in treating patients with malignant liver tumors. In addition to tissue ablation, a promising benefit of M-HIFU has been stimulating a local and systemic antitumor immune response in preclinical models and potentially in the Phase I trial. Preclinical studies combining systemic immune therapies appear promising, but clinical studies of combinations have been complicated by systemic toxicities. Consequently, combining M-HIFU with systemic immunotherapy has been demonstrated in preclinical models and may be testing in future clinical studies. An additional alternative is to combine intratumoral M-HIFU and immunotherapy using microcatheter-placed devices to deliver both M-HIFU and immunotherapy intratumorally. The promise of M-HIFU as a component of anti-cancer therapy is promising, but as forms of HIFU are tested in preclinical and clinical studies, investigators should report not only the parameters of the energy delivered but also details of the preclinical models to enable analysis of the immune responses. Ultimately, as clinical trials continue, clinical responses and immune analysis of patients undergoing M-HIFU including forms of histotripsy will provide opportunities to optimize clinical responses and to optimize application and scheduling of M-HIFU in the context of the multi-modality care of the cancer patient. FAU - Osada, Takuya AU - Osada T AD - Department of Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA. FAU - Jiang, Xiaoning AU - Jiang X AD - Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering, NC State University, Raleigh, NC, USA. FAU - Zhao, Yuhang AU - Zhao Y AD - Sonokine Bioscience, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. FAU - Chen, Mengyue AU - Chen M AD - Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering, NC State University, Raleigh, NC, USA. FAU - Kreager, Benjamin C AU - Kreager BC AD - Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering, NC State University, Raleigh, NC, USA. FAU - Wu, Huaiyu AU - Wu H AD - Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering, NC State University, Raleigh, NC, USA. FAU - Kim, Howuk AU - Kim H AD - Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Inha University, Incheon, Republic of South Korea. FAU - Ren, Jun AU - Ren J AD - Department of Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA. FAU - Snyder, Joshua AU - Snyder J AD - Department of Surgery and Cell Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA. FAU - Zhong, Pei AU - Zhong P AD - Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Material Science, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA. FAU - Morse, Michael A AU - Morse MA AD - Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA. FAU - Lyerly, H Kim AU - Lyerly HK AD - Department of Surgery, Pathology, and Integrative Immunobiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20231008 PL - England TA - Int J Hyperthermia JT - International journal of hyperthermia : the official journal of European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology, North American Hyperthermia Group JID - 8508395 SB - IM MH - Humans MH - *High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation/methods MH - *Carcinoma, Hepatocellular MH - *Liver Neoplasms MH - Immunotherapy OTO - NOTNLM OT - Mechanical high-intensity focused ultrasound (M-HIFU) OT - histotripsy OT - immunotherapy EDAT- 2023/10/09 00:41 MHDA- 2023/11/01 12:44 CRDT- 2023/10/08 20:12 PHST- 2023/11/01 12:44 [medline] PHST- 2023/10/09 00:41 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/10/08 20:12 [entrez] AID - 10.1080/02656736.2023.2263672 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int J Hyperthermia. 2023;40(1):2263672. doi: 10.1080/02656736.2023.2263672. Epub 2023 Oct 8.