Faculty

Grant D. Schmit, M.D.

Clinical Studies

Embolization Before Ablation of Renal Cell Carcinoma (EMBARC) Rochester, Minn.
The purpose of this study is to estimate the safety of percutaneous cryoablation with neo-adjuvant trans-arterial embolization of the tumor in patients with T1b renal cell carcinoma, and to estimate the feasibility of patient enrollment in such a trial.

A Multicenter Study to Evaluate NEUWAVE Microwave Ablation System Using Ablation Confirmation in Patients With a Soft Tissue Liver Lesion Rochester, Minn.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of the NEUWAVE MicroWave Ablation System with AC (Ablation Confirmation) software in patients undergoing ablation of a soft tissue liver lesion.
Ablation With Confirmation of Colorectal Liver Metastases (ACCLAIM) Prospective Trial for Microwave Ablation as a Local Cure (ACCLAIM) Rochester, Minn.
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that microwave ablation (MWA) of up to 3 hepatic metastases, each with a maximum diameter of ≤ 2.5 cm will result in a 2-year local progression free survival of at least 90%. This is a standard of care (SOC) study.