Clinical impact of radiofrequency ablation and stereotactic body radiation therapy for colorectal liver metastasis as local therapies for elderly, vulnerable patients

Clinical impact of radiofrequency ablation and stereotactic body radiation therapy for colorectal liver metastasis as local therapies for elderly, vulnerable patients

Abstract Background and Aim Surgical resection is the standard local therapy for patients with colorectal liver metastases (CRLM). However, elderly and vulnerable patients sometimes have various organ dysfunctions. We have to conduct nonsurgical local therapies for those patients who might not toler...

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Main Authors: Naoto Gotohda, Shogo Nomura, Manami Doi, Katsuyuki Karasawa, Takamasa Ohki, Yasuhiro Shimizu, Yoshitaka Inaba, Atsuya Takeda, Haruyuki Takaki, Hiroshi Anai, Masafumi Ikeda, Motokazu Sugimoto, Tetsuo Akimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-08-01
Series:JGH Open
Subjects:
colorectal liver metastases
elderly patients
radiofrequency ablation
stereotactic body radiation therapy
vulnerable patients
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jgh3.12325

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