First Patient from CyberKnife Center of Palm Beach Enrolled in Worldwide Landmark Study of Operable Lung Cancer Patients
December 27th, 2008
Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (PRWEB) December 15, 2008 — CyberKnife Center of Palm Beach, http://www.cyberknifepalmbeach.com, announced today that the first patient has been enrolled in the landmark study comparing traditional surgery and CyberKnife® radiosurgery treatment outcomes in early stage operable and resectable lung cancer.
The randomized, prospective clinical study, led by University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, will evaluate the potential for radiosurgery as a non-invasive treatment alternative for operable lung cancer patients.
At 8:15 am on December 29th, 2008 Carolyn Willis said:
Do they do cyberknife in Oklahoma?
At 7:49 pm on February 8th, 2009 Gregory D. Pawelski said:
CyberKnife or stereotatic radiosurgery was tried on lung tumors a few years ago with pretty good results. The Japanese, together with M.D. Anderson were looking into using it for stage I lung cancers in patients that are otherwise suitable candidates for surgery.
The bottom line is this, it is a new technology for lung masses. It may have a role in patients who are not surgical candidates, or perhaps someday for many patients that may even have resectable disease and good cardiopulmonary reserve.
Some thoracic surgeons, who are the experts in thoracic oncology, have learned to use it, evaluate its efficacy and have it in their armamentarium, so as not to loose patients to others that may use their new hammer inappropriately thinking that every tumor is a new nail.
Thoracic surgeons need to be poised as the gatekeepers for thoracic oncology patients for appropriate disease management.