Objectives To systematically review radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for treating liver tumors.
Data Sources Databases were searched in July 2003. Study Selection Studies comparing …

The vast majority of patients with malignant liver tumors have inoperable disease. These
patients must rely on chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and various locoregional treatments …

PURPOSE This study attempts to review the therapeutic interventions being used to treat
patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). DESIGN An English language literature …

Purpose: To evaluate thermometry and the clinical results of radiofrequency (RF)
hyperthermia for advanced malignant liver tumors. Methods and Materials: One hundred …

In the past years, alternative administration routes and pharmaceutical formulations of
anticancer agents have been investigated in order to improve conventional chemotherapy …

Hepatopancreatobiliary tumors are challenging to treat, and the advanced or metastatic
forms have a very low 5-year survival rate. Several drug combinations have been tested …

Development of RF and microwave (MW) heating equipment for hyperthermia and their
clinical applications to various cancers undertaken in Japan have been reviewed in this …

ABSTRACT Background/Aims: To investigate immune-related effects of local hyperthermia
(HT) with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methodology: Immune status after 7 HT was …

Hyperthermia (HT), in combination with other conventional therapeutic modalities, has
become a promising approach in cancer therapy. In addition to heat-induced apoptosis, an …

There are pharmacologic principles that make regional chemotherapy to the liver a logical
treatment strategy. Patients with colorectal liver metastases and hepatocellular carcinoma …