Consensus from the Asian conference on tumor ablation working group on image-guided thermal ablation for lung tumor: 10 key questions and answers

Percutaneous image-guided thermal ablation (IGTA) is increasingly utilized for the management of primary and metastatic lung tumors. Several academic societies across various countries have issued clinical practice guidelines, opinion statements, and recommendations for IGTA in the treatment of lung tumors. However, unresolved conceptual and practical challenges persist, underscoring the need for a more comprehensive consensus on the safe and effective application of IGTA, particularly in Asian countries. Consequently, the guideline committee of the Asian Conference on Tumor Ablation (ACTA) established a dedicated working group to develop recommendations for the clinical use of IGTA in lung tumors. Through a thorough analysis of current literature and key clinical questions, the ACTA working group identified 10 critical issues, including indications, modality selection, technical considerations, and management of complications. Following extensive discussions and iterative revisions, experts from Asia-Pacific countries have formulated a consensus to guide clinical practice.

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Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics
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2025-12-01
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https://doi.org/10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_1705_25
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Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis
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Consensus from the Asian conference on tumor ablation working group on image-guided thermal ablation for lung tumor: 10 key questions and answers

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Consensus from the Asian conference on tumor ablation working group on image-guided thermal ablation for lung tumor: 10 key questions and answers

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Percutaneous image-guided thermal ablation (IGTA) is increasingly utilized for the management of primary and metastatic lung tumors. Several academic societies across various countries have issued clinical practice guidelines, opinion statements, and recommendations for IGTA in the treatment of lung tumors. However, unresolved conceptual and practical challenges persist, underscoring the need for a more comprehensive consensus on the safe and effective application of IGTA, particularly in Asian countries. Consequently, the guideline committee of the Asian Conference on Tumor Ablation (ACTA) established a dedicated working group to develop recommendations for the clinical use of IGTA in lung tumors. Through a thorough analysis of current literature and key clinical questions, the ACTA working group identified 10 critical issues, including indications, modality selection, technical considerations, and management of complications. Following extensive discussions and iterative revisions, experts from Asia-Pacific countries have formulated a consensus to guide clinical practice.

Journal of Cancer Research and TherapeuticsVol. 21(6)
Hyogo Medical University (JP), Army Medical University (CN), Sun Yat-sen University (CN), Okayama University (JP), National University of Singapore (SG), National Taiwan University (TW), Shanxi Medical University (CN), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN), Renji Hospital (CN), Tan Tock Seng Hospital (SG), Chinese PLA General Hospital (CN), Kangbuk Samsung Hospital (KR), Shandong Provincial Hospital (CN), The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University (CN), Southwest Hospital (CN), Aichi Cancer Center (JP), Center for Special Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery (US), Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center (CN), Shandong Provincial QianFoShan Hospital (CN), Mindray (China) (CN), Shanxi Provincial People’s Hospital (CN), Shandong First Medical University (CN), State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sungkyunkwan University (KR)
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