ViewRay, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRAY) today announced that the University Hospitals (UH) Seidman Cancer Center in Cleveland has selected a MRIdian MR-Guided Radiation Therapy System as part of a master agreement for the purchase of up to four systems, and will be the first in Ohio at a research and teaching hospital to offer the precision of MRIdian’s advanced MRI-guided radiation therapy to cancer patients throughout the region for pancreas, prostate, kidney, gynecological, lung, liver, breast, brain, spine, and oligometastatic cancers.
UH Seidman Cancer Center is part of the NCI-designated Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Through this program, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) recognizes centers around the country that meet rigorous standards for transdisciplinary, state-of-the-art research focused on developing new and better approaches to preventing, diagnosing, and treating cancer.
“UH Seidman Cancer Center is at the forefront of clinical excellence and transformative innovation. There was unanimous multi-disciplinary support to bring ViewRay’s MRIdian MRI-guided radiotherapy to our center and provide our patients with the latest radiotherapeutic advancements. We aim to continue the advancement of MR-guided adaptive radiotherapy through cutting-edge clinical trials and research to improve patient outcomes. Our incredible team is excited to collaborate with ViewRay to test the non-invasive form of MR-guided radiosurgery versus traditional surgical methods or other invasive ablative modalities (i.e., HIFU, cryotherapy, radiofrequency ablation) for the treatment of cancer. The addition of the MRIdian system to our center will further elevate our radiation oncology and medical physics residency programs by having one of the greatest breadths of treatment modalities to offer at any center in the world, all under one roof,” said Dan Spratt, M.D., Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, and Vincent K. Smith Chair in Radiation Oncology. “With MRIdian, we can offer cutting-edge, precise, and personalized treatment using soft-tissue tracking, automatic beam gating, on-table adaptive delivery, and build advanced tools to improve patient outcomes and minimize treatment-related side effects,” said Rojano Kashani, PhD, the Chief of Physics at UH Seidman Cancer Center.
With some of the most advanced technology available, dedicated and skilled clinicians, and participation in hundreds of clinical trials, UH Seidman Cancer Center is a leading resource in the nation in the fight against cancer, and consistently ranks among the top cancer hospitals in the country out of more than 4,750 medical centers, according to U.S. News & World Report.
“Because MRIdian enables delivery of ablative radiation doses with tighter margins, we will be able to treat complex cancer cases, including inoperable tumors and patients who aren’t good candidates for surgery,” said Jordan Winter, M.D., Chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Director of Surgical Services at UH Seidman Cancer Center and John and Peggy Garson Family Endowed Chair in Pancreatic Cancer Research and Jerome A. and Joy Weinberger Family Master Clinician in Surgical Oncology “MRIdian expands the treatment options available to our patients, particularly those with tough-to-treat cancers whose options may have previously been limited, such as pancreatic ultra-central lung cancer tumors.”
