SUNNYVALE, Calif. and WASHINGTON, May 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Urological Association (AUA) Meeting, May 16, 2011--Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY), a global leader in the field of radiosurgery, announced today that it will showcase the CyberKnife® Robotic Radiosurgery System, used to treat more than 6,500 prostate cancer patients around the world to date, in the company’s booth (#3243) at the American Urological Association (AUA) meeting. Accuray will also sponsor a theater presentation on use of the CyberKnife System for prostate cancer, highlighting published long-term data on outcomes and the important role of multidisciplinary teams in treating prostate cancer patients with SBRT. The AUA meeting takes place May 14-17, 2011 in Washington, D.C.
“Recently published five-year data on CyberKnife SBRT for prostate cancer validates the long-term efficacy of prostate SBRT,” said Omar Dawood, vice president, medical affairs, Accuray. “This adds to the growing body of clinical evidence in support of the CyberKnife System for prostate cancer. The unique capabilities of our robotic technology to track and correct for prostate movement has helped Accuray solidify our position as a leader in the field of prostate SBRT. In the first quarter of calendar year 2011, we achieved a 20 percent increase in worldwide prostate cancer treatments as compared to the same period last year and look forward to continued wide adoption of this non surgical treatment option.”
On Tuesday, May 17 at 3:00 p.m. E.T., Accuray will host a presentation at the AUA Industry Clinical Update Theatre on “CyberKnife Prostate SBRT Outcomes and Experiences.” Lee Ponsky, MD, FACS, director of the Center for Urologic Oncology and Minimally Invasive Therapies at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland, and Debra Freeman, MD, senior manager of clinical development at Accuray and oncologist affiliated with Naples Radiation Oncology, will provide an overview of the CyberKnife System and recently published five-year outcomes data on stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) using the CyberKnife System for the treatment of localized, low-risk prostate cancer. The presentation will be followed by a discussion on the role of surgeons as part of a multi-disciplinary team in treating prostate cancer patients with SBRT.
Results of the recently published five-year outcomes on low-risk prostate cancer patients treated with CyberKnife SBRT appeared in the January 10, 2011 issue of Radiation Oncology. The multi-center study, which combined data from 41 patients treated at Stanford University in Stanford, Calif. and Naples Community Hospital in Naples, Fla., showed that 93 percent of patients treated with the CyberKnife System had no recurrence of their cancer at a median follow-up of five years. This rate compares favorably to results obtained with other treatment modalities, including surgery and conventional radiation therapy. In addition, the study demonstrates excellent long term urinary and rectal toxicity results for this short, outpatient five day course of CyberKnife SBRT.
CyberKnife SBRT is a non-invasive treatment option for prostate cancer that can achieve high rates of disease control while sparing critical nearby structures, thereby minimizing undesirable side effects typically associated with other treatment modalities and preserving patients’ quality of life. Unlike gantry based systems, the CyberKnife System is the only technology on the market capable of both tracking and automatically correcting for the unpredictable movement of the prostate during treatment. Utilizing its unique robotic platform, the CyberKnife System enables clinicians to deliver highly precise doses of radiation in three dimensions with small treatment margins that minimize radiation doses to critical structures including the rectum, urethra and neurovascular bundles. Additionally, CyberKnife SBRT provides patients a pain-free treatment option that’s completed in five or fewer treatment sessions, resulting in minimal interruption to their daily lives.
Attendees interested in participating in the theater presentation may register online.
Media interested in meeting with Accuray at AUA can contact Jenny Ng or Marisa Borgasano at Accuray@schwartzcomm.com or 781-684-0770.
About the CyberKnife® Robotic Radiosurgery System
The CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System is the world’s only robotic radiosurgery system designed to treat tumors anywhere in the body non-invasively. Using continual image guidance technology and computer controlled robotic mobility, the CyberKnife System automatically tracks, detects and corrects for tumor and patient movement in real-time throughout the treatment. This enables the CyberKnife System to deliver high-dose radiation with pinpoint precision, which minimizes damage to surrounding healthy tissue and eliminates the need for invasive head or body stabilization frames.
About Accuray
Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq: ARAY), based in Sunnyvale, Calif., is a global leader in the field of radiosurgery dedicated to providing an improved quality of life and a non-surgical treatment option for those diagnosed with cancer. Accuray develops and markets the CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System, which extends the benefits of radiosurgery to include extracranial tumors, including those in the spine, lung, prostate, liver and pancreas. To date, the CyberKnife System has been used to treat more than 100,000 patients worldwide and currently more than 226 systems have been installed in leading hospitals in the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit www.accuray.com.
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Omar Dawood, M.D., MPH
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Euan Thomson, Ph.D.
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