Advance in clinical research of radiotherapy for primary and metastatic liver malignancies / 肿瘤

ABSTRACT

Surgical treatment is the primary curative treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma and liver metastasis of colorectal cancer, but most patients are ineligible for the treatment upon initial diagnosis. And the overall efficacy of topical treatments such as radiofrequency ablation or transcatheter arterial chemoembolization remains limited. As an important supplementary treatment for surgery, radiotherapy plays an increasingly important role in the treatment of hepatic malignancies with the development of radiotherapy and the progress of liver cancer research. At the same time, the focus of liver radiation is on the safety of radiotherapy, especially the risk of radiation-induced liver disease. In this review, the recent advances in the clinical studies and safety of radiotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma and liver metastasis of colorectal cancer were summarized.