Collaborative Clinical Study Aims to Advance Treatment of Kidney and Prostate Cancer with 3D Printing
October 23 2017 - 12:27PM
Business Wire
Patient-specific and highly personalized 3D
models being studied for their ability to enable surgeons to more
effectively conduct pre-surgical planning and intra-operative
collaboration
Stratasys J750 3D Printer empowers researchers
to accurately replicate complex organs and pathologies in highly
accurate, full-color 3D printed physical models
Stratasys (NASDAQ: SSYS), a global leader in applied additive
technology solutions, today announced a new clinical study is being
conducted with the New York University (NYU) School of Medicine –
aimed at advancing diagnosis and treatment of complex kidney and
prostate tumors through imaging and 3D printing. These
patient-specific 3D models of organs and their associated
pathologies may empower surgeons and researchers to conduct more
accurate pre-operative assessment and inter-operative guidance,
potentially improving surgical outcomes.
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NYU School of Medicine leverages the
Stratasys J750 to build multi-colored, 3D printed kidney cancer
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The two-year clinical trial is being led by Nicole Wake - a
pre-doctoral researcher at the Sackler Institute of Graduate
Biomedical Sciences at NYU School of Medicine. The study is
specifically targeted at analyzing how patient-specific
multi-colored physical tumor models, printed on the Stratasys J750
3D Printer, can potentially change and improve the quality of
patient care.
Under the randomized, controlled study, Wake and her research
team are 3D printing kidney and prostate cancer models for a sample
of the participating 300 patients – measuring the specific impact
each has on pre-surgical planning versus traditional 2D
visualization approaches. Subjects are separated into three
treatment categories to analyze and compare conventional
pre-operative 2D imaging, augmented reality models, and
next-generation 3D printed models.
“3D printing holds a lot of potential in assisting with surgical
planning, and as surgeons, we are always looking at ways to improve
outcomes for our patients,” says study co-author William C. Huang,
MD, associate professor of urology at NYU School of Medicine. “We
are pleased to be leading a study examining how 3D-printed models
may improve the surgical planning process and ultimately impact
patient care.”
“Surgeons and hospitals continuously search for ways to improve
the quality of patient care while also reining in procedural costs.
In case studies and small trials, 3D printed patient-specific
models have shown tremendous potential to improve clinical outcomes
and cost savings,” said Scott Rader, GM of Healthcare Solutions at
Stratasys. “This clinical study will be one of the first
large-scale studies that can finally quantify the impact of 3D
printing.”
With its unique ability to produce parts in over 360,000 colors,
textures, gradients, and transparencies – the Stratasys J750 3D
Printer delivers medical models with a broad array of
characteristics that replicate the look, feel and function of
organic structures. Built directly from patient scans, these models
match the widest array of medical properties – from soft tissue to
hard bone. Advanced modeling not only guides surgeons in the
operating room, but enables patients to better visualize proposed
treatments and course of care.
Moving forward, the clinical study is expected to continue into
2018. During the next phase of the project, researchers will begin
to explore quantitative patient outcomes.
Stratasys (NASDAQ: SSYS) is a global leader in applied additive
technology solutions for industries including Aerospace,
Automotive, Healthcare, Consumer Products and Education. For nearly
30 years, a deep and ongoing focus on customers’ business
requirements has fueled purposeful innovations—1,200 granted and
pending additive technology patents to date—that create new value
across product lifecycle processes, from design prototypes to
manufacturing tools and final production parts. The Stratasys 3D
printing ecosystem of solutions and expertise—advanced materials;
software with voxel level control; precise, repeatable and reliable
FDM and PolyJet 3D printers; application-based expert services;
on-demand parts and industry-defining partnerships—works to ensure
seamless integration into each customer’s evolving
workflow. Fulfilling the real-world potential of additive,
Stratasys delivers breakthrough industry-specific applications that
accelerate business processes, optimize value chains and drive
business performance improvements for thousands of future-ready
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