Cancers, Vol. 15, Pages 2244: Innovative Invasive Loco-Regional Techniques for the Treatment of Lung Cancer

Cancers, Vol. 15, Pages 2244: Innovative Invasive Loco-Regional Techniques for the Treatment of Lung Cancer

Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers15082244

Authors: Erik Claes Reinier Wener Arne P. Neyrinck Axelle Coppens Paul E. Van Schil Annelies Janssens Thérèse S. Lapperre Annemiek Snoeckx Wen Wen Hanne Voet Stijn E. Verleden Jeroen M. H. Hendriks

Surgical resection is still the standard treatment for early-stage lung cancer. A multimodal treatment consisting of chemotherapy, radiotherapy and/or immunotherapy is advised for more advanced disease stages (stages IIb, III and IV). The role of surgery in these stages is limited to very specific indications. Regional treatment techniques are being introduced at a high speed because of improved technology and their possible advantages over traditional surgery. This review includes an overview of established and promising innovative invasive loco-regional techniques stratified based on the route of administration, including endobronchial, endovascular and transthoracic routes, a discussion of the results for each method, and an overview of their implementation and effectiveness.