Methods of Treating and Preventing Cancer with Alternating Electric Fields, Radioactive Particles, and Systemic Therapy
AssigneeNovocure GmbH
InventorWilliam DOYLE
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Abstract
Methods of treating and preventing cancer are provided. In some instances, the method comprises delivering radioactive particles to an organ of the subject, wherein the organ contains a tumor, applying alternating electric fields to the organ at a frequency of 50 kHz to 10 MHz (e.g., 50 kHz to 1 MHz or 80 to 500 kHz), and administering systemic cancer therapy to the subject.
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A method of treating cancer in a subject, comprising:
- delivering radioactive particles to an organ of the subject, wherein the organ contains at least one cancer cell;
- applying alternating electric fields to the organ at a frequency of 50 kHz to 10 MHz, wherein the method comprises applying alternating electric fields prior to delivering the radioactive particles;
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- administering systemic cancer therapy to the subject.
A method of preventing recurrence of cancer in a subject that has been previously treated for cancer comprising applying alternating electric fields to an organ of the subject at a frequency of 50 kHz to 10 MHz for a period of at least three months, wherein the previously treated cancer is a primary cancer or a metastatic cancer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.