Current management of oligometastatic lung cancer and future perspectives: Results of thermal ablation as a local ablative therapy Review
| Authors: | Ghosn, M.; Solomon, S. B. |
| Review Title: | Current management of oligometastatic lung cancer and future perspectives: Results of thermal ablation as a local ablative therapy |
| Abstract: | A growing body of evidence shows improved overall survival and progression‐free survival after thermal ablation in non‐small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) patients with a limited number of metastases, combined with chemotherapy or tyrosine kinase inhibitors or after local recur-rence. Radiofrequency ablation and microwave ablation are the most evaluated modalities, and target tumor size <3 cm (and preferably <2 cm) is a key factor of technical success and efficacy. Although thermal ablation offers some advantages over surgery and radiotherapy in terms of repeat-ability, safety, and quality of life, optimal management of these patients requires a multidisciplinary approach, and further randomized controlled trials are required to help refine patient selection cri-teria. In this article, we present a comprehensive review of available thermal ablation modalities and recent results supporting their use in oligometastatic and oligoprogressive NSCLC disease along with their potential future implications in the emerging field of immunotherapy. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. |
| Keywords: | lung cancer; metastases; cryoablation; radiofrequency ablation; microwave ablation |
| Journal Title: | Cancers |
| Volume: | 13 |
| Issue: | 20 |
| ISSN: | 2072-6694 |
| Publisher: | MDPI |
| Date Published: | 2021-10-01 |
| Start Page: | 5202 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.3390/cancers13205202 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PMCID: | PMC8534236 |
| PUBMED: | 34680348 |
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| Notes: | Review -- Source: Scopus |
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