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Chemoembolization, Cryotherapy and Microwave Thermotherapy

Chemoembolization, Cryotherapy and Microwave Thermotherapy. Fred T. Lee Jr., MD University of Wisconsin Dept. of Radiology. Chemoembolization Chemoembolization+RF Cryotherapy Microwave thermotherapy Comparison of techniques. Chemoembolization.

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Chemoembolization, Cryotherapy and Microwave Thermotherapy

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  1. Chemoembolization, Cryotherapy and Microwave Thermotherapy Fred T. Lee Jr., MD University of Wisconsin Dept. of Radiology

  2. Chemoembolization • Chemoembolization+RF • Cryotherapy • Microwave thermotherapy • Comparison of techniques

  3. Chemoembolization • Delivery of concentrated chemotherapy to liver via hepatic artery • Used for hepatocellular carcinoma and metastases (lobar or segmental) • Less systemic side effects than IV chemotherapy

  4. Chemoembolization Indications • Unresectable HCC or liver mets • Nonsurgical candidates • Single or multiple lesions • Palliation/selective prolongation of life

  5. Chemoembolization:Contraindications • Total bilirubin>3.5 • Portal Vein Thrombosis • Active Infection

  6. Chemoembolization: • Prep: bowel, skin, Abx, steroids, hydration • Selective, superselective catherization of tumor vessels bypass GDA, cystic artery • Slowly inject “cocktail”

  7. Wisconsin “cocktail” Cisplatin 100 mg Mitomycin C 10 mg Adriamycin 50 mg Ethiodol 10 cc Contrast 8 cc Ivalon particles 300-500 µ McDermott J, Wojtowycz M, Sproat I, Omary R, Salem R, Wagner HJ

  8. Results (many different cocktails, protocols) • Mets:  response rates, but probably no survival advantage. Palliation. • HCC: High local tumor response rates. Probably no survival advantage vs. symptomatic rx. Less effective than surgery in resectable patients. Pelletier. J Hep 1998 Kanematsu. Cancer 1993

  9. RF Ablation: Why We Fail • Mets: local failures=30-50% • Miss lesion • Cover, but don’t kill entire tumor • Most failures occur in the rim: vessels!

  10. Cooled-tip electrode: Porcine Liver Slice

  11. Conventional RF: Current Density tumor 4 Current density=1/r

  12. Conventional RF: Current Density vessel tumor 4 Current density=1/r

  13. Vessels as cause of RF failures • Lu DS, RSNA 2000 • Gillams AR, Lees W. RSNA 1999, 2000

  14. Better RF Lesion Size/Shape with Vascular Occlusion • Bodie AW, Cancer Res 1986 • Goldberg SN, Radiology, JVIR 1998 • Patterson EJ, Ann Surg 1998 • Chinn SB, Lee FT, AJR 2001

  15. Decreased local recurrence (19%) of HCC with bland vascular occlusion • Rossi S, Garbagnati F, Lencioni R, et al. Radiology 2000;217

  16. RF ablation+chemoembolization:Rationale • Embo increases size, rounder • Deposits chemo in tumor, EDGES! • RF increases dwell time of chemo • Need long term results

  17. RF + Chembo: RSNA 2001 • Yamakado K • Pereira P Good local control of large HCC

  18. Chemoembolization + RF ablation

  19. Post Chemoembolization Post Chembo+RF

  20. Pre-treatment Post chembo+RF

  21. Microwave Coagulation Therapy

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  23. Microwave Coagulation Therapy • Used in Japan for >10 years • No system currently available in the USA • Microwave “field” causes tissue heating • Net effect is much like RF

  24. RF ablation generator 4 Current drop 1/r 2 Heating drop 1/r

  25. MCT ablation generator No grounding pads necessary

  26. RF ablation Active zone Several mm’s Microwave 2 cm

  27. Microwave Coagulation Therapy

  28. Microwave vs RF • Microwave: Hotter, possibly faster, multiple probes, no ground pads. No USA experience • RF: Available, robust technology, increasing lesion size

  29. 48o 4Weeks Microwave vs RF RF MW Immediate

  30. MW vs. RF RF MW 48 Hours 4 Weeks

  31. Hepatic Cryoablation • Very powerful local ablation technique • Multiple probes can be used together to ablate a tumor of virtually any size • Freezes tissue to app. -150 degrees C. • Tissue death due to cellular rupture, vascular occlusion

  32. Cryoablation of liver tumors • First focal tumor ablation technology • Performed clinically since the early 1960’s • Combined with IOUS in 1980’s (Onik)

  33. Courtesy of G. Onik, MD

  34. In era of RF, is cryo still needed? • Very powerful. Multiple probes make a large iceball in a short period of time, can ablate up to large vessels.

  35. 4 months post Precryo POD 5

  36. In era of RF, is cryo still needed? • Very powerful. Multiple probes make a large iceball in a short period of time, can ablate adjacent to large vessels. • Low local recurrence rates

  37. Cryoablation: Local Recurrence • Deaconess (Kane) 5-year followup: 12% • Wisconsin (Lee) 28 mo f/u: 9% Surgical margin recurrences 11% RSNA 97 J GI Surg, 2001 • RF local recurrence 54% (Livraghi, Radiology 2001)

  38. Hepatic Cryoablation Cryoablation RF ablation

  39. In era of RF, is cryo still needed? • Very powerful. Multiple probes make a large iceball in a short period of time, can ablate adjacent to large vessels. • Low local recurrence rates • Visualize area being ablated

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