Locoregional Tumor Therapy

This book presents, in condensed form, the clinical results achieved by means of various locoregional tumor therapies employed for different indications. In so doing, it will allow the reader to rapidly retrieve the information on indications and effectiveness that is required for optimal integration of these highly effective therapies into modern, complex treatment strategies.

The renaissance in locoregional tumor therapies is an ongoing process. New chemotherapeutic schedules, especially for liver and lung tumors, have been developed during the past few years. Other targeted therapies, such as radioembolization, microwave ablation, and HIFU techniques, and new pharmaceuticals for intra-arterial therapy have been developed and implemented in clinical practice. Furthermore, the advantages of unlimited combination of starch microspheres with various antitumor agents, supported by effective ischemia, have been increasingly exploited. The second edition of this book reflects these advances and includes entirely new chapters on the role of intraperitoneal perfusion in treating peritoneal carcinomatosis and the use of limb perfusion. Locoregional Tumor Therapy will be invaluable for all practitioners who work with cancer patients.

 

Thomas Vogl, MD, PhD is a Professor of Radiology and Head of the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology at Frankfurt University Hospital in Germany where he is also appointed Chairman of the Frankfurt Klinikallianz. Prof. Vogl graduated from Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich with a doctorate degree. In 1988 he obtained the degree of Assistant Professor at the University of Munich, in 1992 Associate and Full Professor of the Free University of Berlin, and in 1995 Professor of the Humboldt University Berlin. From 1991-1997 he worked as Senior Faculty Diagnostic Radiologist at the Virchow Clinics in Berlin. He has been Head of the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology at the University of Frankfurt for 18 years. Prof. Vogl is recipient of several honorary awards and a member of multiple national and international radiological and oncological societes and editorial board of journals. Prof. Vogl is the author/co-author of more than 150 peer-reviewed publications and numerous chapters and review articles focused on oncology and oncologic imaging. He serves as a reviewer for multiple radiological and clinical oncological publications.