Advances and Challenges of Local Thermal Ablation in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer.
10.3779/j.issn.1009-3419.2020.02.06
- Author:
Qing GOU
1
;
Zejian ZHOU
1
;
Mingfang ZHAO
2
;
Xiaoming CHEN
1
;
Qing ZHOU
3
Author Information
1. Department of Interventional Oncology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Guangzhou 510080, China.
2. The First Hospital of China Medical University, Department of Medical Oncology, Shenyang 110001, China.
3. Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Guangdong Lung Cancer Institute, Guangzhou 510080, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Local treatment;
Lung neoplasms;
Thermal ablation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer
2020;23(2):111-117
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common pathological type of primary lung cancer. Currently, main treatment approaches for NSCLC patients include surgical resection, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, targeted therapy and so on. In recent years, thermal ablation has received increasing attention in the treatment of various stages of NSCLC. As a safe and efficient local treatment, thermal ablation may bring potential clinical benefits to NSCLC patients. However, many issues remain unsolved and further investigation is needed in the clinical application of thermal ablation in NSCLC. In this review, we aim to summarize the applications of thermal ablation in NSCLC and further discuss the emerging controversies as well as future research directions.
