The Influence of Tumor Size on Effectiveness of Electrochemotherapy

摘要：

　　Electrochemotherapy (ECT) is an effective and safe method for local treatment of tumors.However,some differences in effectiveness could be expected due to different treatment conditions.The aim of our study was to investigate the potential influence of tumor size on effectiveness of ECT.We performed search of two bibliographic databases and extracted six studies eligible for our research.Classical statistical analysis and meta-analysis were performed.The results show significantly lower effectiveness of ECT on tumors with maximal diameter larger than 3 cm in comparison to tumors with maximal diameter smaller than 3 cm.We proposed that standard operating procedures should be refined and probably supplemented with treatment planning for cases when ECT is applied on large tumors.

关键词： electrochemotherapy effectiveness tumor size meta-analysis

作者: B. Mali T. Jarm G. Ser(s)a D. Miklav(c)i(c)

作者单位: University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Ljubljana, Slovenia Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering (2012年医学物理及生物医学工程国际会议(IFMBE))

会议地点: 北京

会议语种:英文

页码: 1600-1603

在线出版日期: 2012-05-26（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）