Irreversible Electroporation for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

• Published in: Techniques in vascular and interventional radiology Vol. 23; no. 2; p. 100675
• Main Authors: Timmer, Florentine E.F., Geboers, Bart, Ruarus, Alette H., Schouten, Evelien A.C., Nieuwenhuizen, Sanne, Puijk, Robbert S., de Vries, Jan J.J., Meijerink, Martijn R., Scheffer, Hester J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.06.2020
• Subjects: ablation; abscopal effect; image-guided; immunomodulation; immunotherapy; irreversible electroporation; locally advanced pancreatic cancer; immunomodulation; image-guided; ablation; immunotherapy; locally advanced pancreatic cancer; abscopal effect; irreversible electroporation

Several minimally invasive image guided tumor ablation techniques have been added to the treatment spectrum for locally advanced pancreatic cancer (LAPC). Irreversible electroporation (IRE) might have a significant additive value in the management of this difficult-to-treat disease. As opposed to th...