1. Proceedings
  2. I3M
  3. 2019
  4. IWISH
  5. 10.46354/i3m.2019.iwish.015

ELECTROCHEMOTHERAPY: A novel treatment option for unresectable tumors

  • a Matteo Mascherini  , 
  • b Stefano Di Domenico, 
  • c Franco De Cian 
  • a,b,cDepartment of Surgical and Diagnostic Sciences, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, University of Genova , Italy
Cite as
Mascherini M., Di Domenico S., De Cian F. (2019). ELECTROCHEMOTHERAPY: A novel treatment option for unresectable tumors. Proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Innovative Simulation for Healthcare (IWISH 2019), pp. 84-89. DOI: https://doi.org/10.46354/i3m.2019.iwish.015

Abstract

Electrochemotherapy (ECT) is a combined treatment that exploits the administration of chemotherapeutic drugs and cell membrane reversible electroporation. ECT increases elective drug penetration into cytoplasma of treated tissues and allows a tissue sparing treatment. This article describes a single center experience of ECT for the treatment of unresectable cutaneous and subcutaneous tumors. Safety, tolerability and correlation between tumor’s characteristics and clinical response were the question of research. On the basis of the study, other important application should start.

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