[Extracorporeal High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) in solid tumours]
Navarro L, Almazan C
Record ID 32010000680
English, Spanish
Authors' objectives:
The main objective was to analyse the available scientific evidence in relation to the efficacy, effectiveness and safety of extracorporeal HIFU in the treatment of solid tumours.
Authors' recommendations:
According to the available scientific evidence, there is insufficient information on the efficacy / effectiveness, safety and cost-effectiveness of HIFU treatment in patients with solid tumours (primary or metastatic). In fact, the design and the few studies published limit the proper assessment of the impact of HIFU treatment. Hence, it is necessary to conduct randomised, properly designed trials with a sufficiently large sample size to further assess the use of HIFU in the surgical treatment of solid tumours.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2010
URL for published report:
http://www.gencat.cat/salut/depsan/units/aatrm/pdf/hifu_tumores_solidos_pcsns_aatrm2010.pdf
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Spain
MeSH Terms
- Neoplasms
- Surgery, Computer-Assisted
- Ultrasonography
Contact
Organisation Name:
Agencia de Qualitat i Avaluacio Sanitries de Catalunya
Contact Address:
Antoni Parada, CAHTA, Roc Boronat, 81-95 (2nd floor), 08005 Barcelona, Spain, Tel. +34 935 513 928, Fax: +34 935 517 510
Contact Name:
direccio@aatrm.catsalut.net / aparada@aatrm.catsalut.net
Contact Email:
direccio@aatrm.catsalut.net / aparada@aatrm.catsalut.net
Copyright:
Catalan Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Research (CAHTA)
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