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Percutaneous Microwave versus Radiofrequency Ablation of Colorectal Liver Metastases: Ablation with Clear Margins (A0) Provides the Best Local Tumor Control.


ABSTRACT: PURPOSE:To identify and compare predictors of local tumor progression (LTP)-free survival (LTPFS) after radiofrequency (RF) ablation and microwave (MW) ablation of colorectal liver metastases (CLMs). MATERIALS AND METHODS:This is a retrospective review of CLMs ablated from November 2009 to April 2015 (110 patients). Margins were measured on contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) 6 weeks after ablation. Clinical and technical predictors of LTPFS were assessed using a competing risk model adjusted for clustering. RESULTS:Technique effectiveness (complete ablation) was 93% (79/85) for RF ablation and 97% (58/60) for MW ablation (P = .47). The median follow-up period was significantly longer for RF ablation than for MW ablation (56 months vs. 29 months) (P < .001). There was no difference in the local tumor progression (LTP) rates between RF ablation and MW ablation (P = 0.84). Significant predictors of shorter LTPFS for RF ablation on univariate analysis were ablation margins 5 mm or smaller (P < .001) (hazard ratio [HR]: 14.6; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 5.2-40.9) and perivascular tumors (P = .021) (HR: 2.2; 95% CI: 1.1-4.3); both retained significance on multivariate analysis. Significant predictors of shorter LTPFS on univariate analysis for MW ablation were ablation margins 5 mm or smaller (P < .001) (subhazard ratio: 11.6; 95% CI: 3.1-42.7) and no history of prior liver resection (P < .013) (HR: 3.2; 95%: 1.3-7.8); both retained significance on multivariate analysis. There was no LTP for tumors ablated with margins over 10 mm (median LTPFS: not reached). Perivascular tumors were not predictive for MW ablation (P = .43). CONCLUSIONS:Regardless of the thermal ablation modality used, margins larger than 5 mm are critical for local tumor control, with no LTP noted for margins over 10 mm. Unlike RF ablation, the efficiency of MW ablation was not affected for perivascular tumors.

SUBMITTER: Shady W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5803367 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Percutaneous Microwave versus Radiofrequency Ablation of Colorectal Liver Metastases: Ablation with Clear Margins (A0) Provides the Best Local Tumor Control.

Shady Waleed W   Petre Elena N EN   Do Kinh Gian KG   Gonen Mithat M   Yarmohammadi Hooman H   Brown Karen T KT   Kemeny Nancy E NE   D'Angelica Michael M   Kingham Peter T PT   Solomon Stephen B SB   Sofocleous Constantinos T CT  

Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR 20171206 2


<h4>Purpose</h4>To identify and compare predictors of local tumor progression (LTP)-free survival (LTPFS) after radiofrequency (RF) ablation and microwave (MW) ablation of colorectal liver metastases (CLMs).<h4>Materials and methods</h4>This is a retrospective review of CLMs ablated from November 2009 to April 2015 (110 patients). Margins were measured on contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) 6 weeks after ablation. Clinical and technical predictors of LTPFS were assessed using a competing  ...[more]

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