The Management of Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases: The Interventional Radiology Viewpoint
“Comparison of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy and Radiofrequency Ablation in the Treatment of Intrahepatic Metastases” by Jackson et al is a thought-provoking addition to the literature concerning treatment of colorectal cancer metastasis (CLM). The benefits of hepatic CLM resection are we ll established; however, most patients are not candidates for resection. Local tumor ablation is a safe and effective alternative treatment for select patients. Considerable research has evaluated percutaneous ablation as treatment of CLM, including retrospective reviews with long-term follow-up and prospective randomized trials showing prolongation of progression-free and patient survival compared with chemotherapy alone.
Source: International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics - Category: Radiology Authors: Samuel L. Rice, Reto Bale, David J. Breen, Thierry de Baere, Alban Denys, Boris Guiu, Nahum Goldberg, Edward Kim, Robert J. Lewandowski, Thomas Helmberger, Martijn Mejerjink, Philippe L. Pereira, Luigi Solbiati, Stephen B. Solomon, Constantinos T. Sofocle Tags: Feature Source Type: research
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