Open AccessC hinese expert consensus workshop report: Guidelines for thermal ablation of primary and metastatic lung tumors
Author(s) -
Ye Xin,
Fan Weijun,
Chen Junhui,
Feng Weijian,
Gu Shanzhi,
Han Yue,
Huang Guanghui,
Lei Guangyan,
Li Xiaoguang,
Li Yuliang,
Li Zhenjia,
Lin Zhengyu,
Liu Baodong,
Liu Ying,
Peng Zhongmin,
Wang Hui,
Yang Wuwei,
Yang Xia,
Zhai Bo,
Zhang Jun
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
thoracic cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.823
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1759-7714
pISSN - 1759-7706
DOI - 10.1111/1759-7714.12152
Subject(s) - medicine , lung cancer , ablation , radiation therapy , thermal ablation , tumor ablation , lung , treatment of lung cancer , multidisciplinary team , chemotherapy , surgery , oncology , intensive care medicine , nursing
Although surgical resection is the primary means of curing both primary and metastatic lung cancers, about 80% of lung cancers cannot be removed by surgery. As most patients with unresectable lung cancer receive only limited benefits from traditional radiotherapy and chemotherapy, many new local treatment methods have emerged, including local ablation therapy. The M inimally I nvasive and C omprehensive T reatment of L ung C ancer B ranch, P rofessional C ommittee of M inimally I nvasive T reatment of C ancer of the C hinese A nti‐ C ancer A ssociation has organized multidisciplinary experts to develop guidelines for this treatment modality. These guidelines aim at standardizing thermal ablation procedures and criteria for selecting treatment candidates and assessing outcomes; and for preventing and managing post‐ablation complications.