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Interventional Radiology in Treating Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Lead Researcher:
Professor Barry AllenMost significant advances or findings in past 10yrs
In conjunction with the SGH Surgical Liver Unit (headed by Prof David Morris), the St George Hospital Dept of Radiology has conducted and published the world's largest therapeutic trial of a destructive heating technique (radio-frequency ablation) in the treatment of metastatic lung disease (cancer that has spread to the lung; predominantly from a treated colorectal primary cancer). They showed that this innovative treatment afforded patients a 40% 5 yr survival, which represents a doubling of survival rate when compared with existing standard therapy for this condition.Most important aspects of current work
Recent publications
Yan TD, King J, Sjarif A, Glenn D, Steinke K, Al-Kindy A, Morris DL. Treatment failure after percutaneous radiofrequency ablation for nonsurgical candidates with pulmonary metastases from colorectal carcinoma. Ann Surg Oncol. 2007 May; 14(5):1718-26.
