
Li Ka Shing Foundation funds 30 patient places across three private hospitals
Hong Kong will become the first Asian city to conduct clinical trials of histotripsy, a non-invasive kidney tumour treatment, with the Li Ka Shing Foundation funding places for 30 patients across CUHK Medical Centre, Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong, and Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital.
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Hong Kong will become the first city in Asia to conduct clinical trials of histotripsy, a non-invasive treatment for kidney tumours using focused sound waves to break apart tumours without surgical incisions. The Li Ka Shing Foundation announced funding for 30 patient places across three private hospitals: CUHK Medical Centre, Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong, and Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital. The trials will assess safety and effectiveness in treating kidney cancer, extending histotripsy's use in Hong Kong beyond liver and pancreatic tumours.
Hong Kong will become the first city in Asia to conduct clinical trials of a non-invasive treatment for kidney tumours, with tycoon Li Ka-shing funding places for 30 patients across three private hospitals.
The Li Ka Shing Foundation announced on Wednesday that CUHK Medical Centre, Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong and Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital would launch the trials using histotripsy, a technology that uses focused sound waves to break apart tumours without surgical incisions.
The trials will assess the safety and effectiveness of the procedure in treating kidney cancer, extending the technology's use in Hong Kong beyond liver and pancreatic tumours.

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