NCI Funded Clinical Trial to Study Treatment of Breast Cancer Using Cr...(invasive non-surgical procedure that use...),Health

Date:10/28/2008

invasive non-surgical procedure that uses extreme cold to destroy tumors. The Sanarus Visica System has predominately been used in the cryoablation of non-cancerous tumors called fibroadenomas since its initial FDA market clearance in March of 2002. This office-based procedure, which usually takes less than 20 minutes, involves placing a small needle into the center of the tumor using ultrasound guidance and subsequently freezing and killing the tumor. The safety and efficacy of cryoablation have been well established in over 2,000 fibroadenomas that have been treated with the System to date.

"We are very pleased that ACOSOG chose cryoablation as the preferred thermal ablation modality over other ablation modalities such as radio- frequency (RF), interstitial laser, microwave, or focused ultrasound," said John F. Howe, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sanarus. "We are equally pleased that the award winning Sanarus Visica 2 Treatment System was selected as the preferred cryoablation system. This speaks volumes to the future potential of our System in expanded applications."

The Visica 2 System recently received national recognition with a Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Award; and the Humanitarian Application of the Year Award from National Instruments.

The ACOSOG is one of 10 cooperative groups funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to develop and coordinate multi-center clinical trials and is the only cooperative group whose primary focus is the surgical management of patients with malignant solid tumors. Additional information regarding the ACOSOG clinical trial is available to ACOSOG members via the organizations website http://www.ACOSOG.org under the heading of the Z1072 Clinical Protocol.

About Sanarus Medical

Sanarus Medical is based in Pleasanton, Calif., and is focused on providing patients and physicians with minimally invasive, office-based breast
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