Northwestern University
· First in-human trial used a novel ultrasound device to temporarily open the blood-brain barrier to deliver chemotherapy
· Procedure led to a four- to six-fold increase in drug concentrations in the human brain
· Patients were awake during the four-minute procedure of blood-brain barrier opening, that was repeated every few weeks for months
· Currently no effective treatment for glioblastoma
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