Cryoablation with drug-loaded bead embolization in the treatment of unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: safety and efficacy analysis.

This study aimed to explore the efficacy and safety of drug-eluting bead (DEB) embolization (DEB-TACE) when combined with cryoablation in the treatment of unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The study was a single-center randomized controlled trial comprised of 60 patients with HCC conducted between August 2015 and October 2017. The patients were randomly divided into two groups: DEB-TACE combined with cryoablation (DEB-TACE-Cryo group) or cryoablation alone (Cryo group).

Preliminary experience using high intensity focused ultrasound for treating liver metastasis from colon and stomach cancer.

Purpose: To determine the efficacy and safety from our preliminary results of using high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) to treat liver metastasis from colon and stomach cancer.

Materials And Methods: Ten patients with liver metastasis from colon cancer and three from stomach cancer underwent HIFU under general anesthesia. HIFU was performed using an extracorporeal, ultrasound-guided focused system.