2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A study of new cancer treatment method by neuromodulation
| Project/Area Number |
26670294
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Medical Physics and Radiological Technology
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| Research Institution | Tohoku University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
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| Keywords | 電気刺激 / ニューロモジュレーション / がん / 放射線照射 / 腫瘍血流 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
I used electrical stimulation to control tumor blood flow and investigated whether the effect of radiation treatment on cancer therapy changes.
Tumor blood flow was increased for about 20% by electrical stimulation. And I also succeeded to decrease tumor blood flow for about 20% by changing stimulation conditions. Furthermore, combination of increase and decrease of blood flow with electrical stimulation combined with irradiation succeeded in delay of tumor growth about by 2 times. I clarified that increase and decrease of blood flow caused by electric stimulation improves treatment outcome of irradiation.
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| Free Research Field |
放射線技術科学
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