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Interventional Treatments of Colorectal Liver Metastases Using Thermal Ablation and Transarterial Chemoembolization: A Single-Center Experience over 26 Years.

Thomas J Vogl, Jason Freichel, Tatjana Gruber-Rouh, Nour-Eldin Abdelrehim Nour-Eldin, Wolf-Otto Bechstein, Stefan Zeuzem, Nagy N N Naguib, Ulrich Stefenelli, Hamzah Adwan

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Article in Cancers, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. [Interventional therapeutic strategies for metastatic liver cancer].Zhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology · 2026
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Thomas J VoglClinic for Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5218-1075
Jason FreichelClinic for Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8947-3511
Tatjana Gruber-RouhClinic for Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Nour-Eldin Abdelrehim Nour-EldinClinic for Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7590-1685
Wolf-Otto BechsteinDepartment of General and Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe-University, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3267-8145
Stefan ZeuzemDepartment of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University-Frankfurt am Main, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Nagy N N NaguibRadiology Department, AMEOS Hospital Halberstadt, 38820 Halberstadt, Germany.
Ulrich StefenelliStatistical Analysis Dr. Stefenelli, Untere Bockgasse 5, 97070 Würzburg, Germany.
Hamzah AdwanClinic for Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University, 60590 Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study was to analyze the long-term results of different locoregional treatments for colorectal cancer liver metastases (CRLM), including transarterial chemoembolization (TACE), laser-induced thermotherapy (LITT) and microwave ablation (MWA). A total of 2140 patients with CRLM treated at our department between 1993 and 2020 were included in this retrospective study. The patients were divided into the following groups: LITT (573 patients; median age: 62 years), TACE + LITT (346 patients; median age: 62 years), MWA (67 patients; median age: 59 years), TACE + MWA (152 patients; median age: 65 years), and TACE (1002 patients; median age: 62 years). Median survival was 1.9 years in the LITT group and 1.7 years in the TACE + LITT group. The median survival times in the MWA group and TACE + MWA group were 3.1 years and 2.1 years, respectively. The median survival in the TACE group was 0.8 years. The 1-, 3-, and 5-year survival rates were 77%, 27%, and 9% in the LITT group and 74%, 18%, and 5% in the TACE + LITT group, respectively. The corresponding survival rates were 80%, 55%, and 33% in the MWA group, 74%, 36%, and 20% in the TACE + MWA group and 37%, 3%, and 0% in the TACE group, respectively. The long-term results of this study demonstrate the efficacy of locoregional treatments in treating patients with CRLM. The longest survival was found in the MWA group, followed by the combination therapy of TACE and MWA.

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colorectal cancer liver metastasisinterventional oncological treatmentlaser-induced thermotherapymicrowave ablationthermal ablationtransarterial chemoembolization

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PMID38730708
PMCPMC11083408

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