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		softjobs 1 day ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ultrasound Cancer Treatment: Sound Waves Fight Tum... It's called the abscopal effect; see e.g. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8537037/

f6v 1 day ago [–]

Yes, we were doing a clinical trial where the primary tumor was irradiated which causes antigen release. The patients were given immune checkpoint inhibitors at the same time to activate immune cells. It's promising but tricky.

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