Calypso® Medical reports leading cancer centers standardize their prostate cancer therapy on GPS for the Body®
Los Angeles, CA – October 28, 2007—Calypso Medical is announcing results of scientific investigations with the Calypso® 4D Localization System™ to be presented at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) 49th Annual Meeting at the Los Angeles Convention Center, October 28-31. The scientific investigations include two oral and eleven poster presentations summarizing clinical experiences with the Calypso System during radiation therapy delivery.
Calypso Medical’s platform technology, referred to as GPS for the Body®, provides clinicians with continuous, real-time tumor monitoring throughout the treatment process, without adding ionizing radiation. The company’s objective, real-time approach is providing a ‘missing link’ to clinicians for the management of organ motion during radiation therapy delivery. The Calypso System has quickly gained clinical adoption for use of the system for prostate cancer patients at major cancer centers since the product launch in January 2007.
Eric M. Horwitz, M.D., Clinical Director of the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Fox Chase Cancer Center states, “We have standardized our treatment approach for our prostate cancer patients on the Calypso System. The Calypso System has improved our workflow efficiency and overall clinical confidence by providing accurate monitoring of the prostate during radiation therapy delivery. As we look to the future, this is an exciting technology and will have a significant impact on the management of many types of cancers that we treat with radiation therapy.”
“I’ve been very pleased with the Calypso System,” notes Howard Sandler, M.D., Professor of Radiation Oncology and Urology at the University of Michigan Medical School. “We have standardized on the Calypso System for our prostate cancer patients. The Calypso System is intuitive and extremely well liked by patients and therapists. In hindsight, it is amazing to know how limited we were with snapshot techniques prior to the Calypso System.”
| ASTRO Oral Presentations | Schedule |
| Dosimetric Consequences of Intrafraction Prostate Motion on Patients Enrolled on a Multi-Institutional Hypofractionation Study B.A. Pierburg, et al, Washington University School of Medicine |
Abstract #39 Oral Presentation Scientific Session E Image Guided Adaptive Radiation Therapy Monday 10:15-11:45 AM Room 408 |
| Are Pre and Post Imaging Sufficient to Assess Intrafraction Prostate Motion? C. Noel et al, Washington University School of Medicine |
Abstract #37 Oral Presentation Scientific Session E Image Guided Adaptive Radiation Therapy Monday 10:15–11:45AM Room 408 |
| ASTRO Moderated Poster Discussion | Schedule |
| Clinical Experience on Localization and Real-Time Tracking of the Prostate During External Radiotherapy Using Calypso System Jinshen Li, et al, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA |
Abstract #1093 General Poster Discussion South Exhibit Hall – G |
| ASTRO Abstracts | Schedule |
| Prostate Margins for Real-Time Monitoring and Correction Strategies D Litzenberg, et al, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI |
Abstract #2852 General Poster Viewing South Exhibit Hall - G |
| Technique for Implantation of Fiducial Markers in the Prostate Katsuto Shinohara, et al, Departments of Urology and Radiation Oncology, UCSF and UCSF/Mt. Zion Comprehensive Cancer Center |
Abstract #2306 General Poster Viewing South Exhibit Hall - G |
| Intrafraction Prostate Motion: Impact on Delivered Doses Langen KM, et al, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando |
Abstract #2240 General Poster Viewing South Exhibit Hall - G |
| Comparison of Transabdominal Ultrasound and Electromagnetic Transponders for Prostate Localization: Clinical Experience in a Large Patient Population Ryan D., et al, Nebraska Medical Center |
Abstract #2810 General Poster Viewing South Exhibit Hall - G |
| Efficient Use of a Real-Time Wireless Electromagnetic Tracking System in the Prostate During External Beam Radiation Therapy KT. Malinowski, et al, Washington University School of Medicine |
Abstract #2221 General Poster Viewing South Exhibit Hall - G |
| Impact of Real-Time Prostate Motion on the Accuracy of Current Image Guidance Techniques Patrick A. Kupelian, et al, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando |
Abstract #2262 General Poster Viewing South Exhibit Hall - G |
| Quantifying Variations in Delivered Doses Secondary to Intra-fraction Prostate Motion in Patients Treated with Radiotherapy (RT) for Localized Prostate Cancer M. Khan et al, Cleveland Clinic |
Abstract #2855 General Poster Viewing South Exhibit Hall - G |
| Localization and Tracking of Lesions in Bony Anatomy using the Calypso 4D Localization System T. Djemil et al, Cleveland Clinic |
Abstract #2105 General Poster Viewing South Exhibit Hall - G |