Banner – University Medical Center Tucson is the first in Arizona to treat cancer patients using a new, minimally invasive technology called Aliya Pulsed Electric Field therapy, which allows physicians to target and break up cancerous tissue without surgery.
Dr. Billie Bixby, a Banner interventional pulmonologist, was the first physician in the state to deliver this breakthrough treatment endoscopically. Bixby and fellow interventional pulmonologists Dr. Madha Chopra, Dr. James Knepler and Dr. Darius Filsoof are helping expand access to this therapy for patients whose tumors are difficult to reach through traditional methods.
“This technique is unlike anything we’ve seen,” said Bixby. “It uses pulsed electric fields to disrupt cancer cells while preserving healthy tissue, and early clinical studies suggest it may even help activate the body’s immune response. We are proud to be among the first hospitals to offer this technology.”…