Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	23342
Country	Italy

Received	2015-11-11 08:47
Peer-Review Started	2015-11-11 18:51
To Make the First Decision	2015-12-11 10:04
Return for Revision	2015-12-14 11:47
Revised	2015-12-22 14:25
Second Decision	2015-12-31 08:03
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief	2015-12-31 15:05
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2016-01-11 13:08
Articles in Press	2016-01-11 13:08
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Category	Oncology
Manuscript Type	Editorial
Article Title	Thermal ablation in colorectal liver metastases: Lack of evidence or lack of capability to prove the evidence?
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Sergio Sartori, Paola Tombesi and Francesca Di Vece
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Sergio Sartori, MD, Section of Inter­ventional Ultrasound, St Anna Hospital, via A. Moro 8, 44100 Ferrara, Italy. srs@unife.it
Key Words	Liver metastases; Colorectal cancer; Thermal ablation; Radiofrequency ablation; Microwave ablation; Laser ablation; Systemic chemotherapy
Core Tip	Phase Ⅲ randomized controlled trials (RCT) on the efficacy of thermal ablation combined with systemic chemotherapy in colorectal liver metastases are lacking in literature, and it is very unlikely that ultimate efficacy of ablation treatments will ever be tested again by RCT because of the difficult accrual. However, the best available evidence points toward a benefit for the combination strategy using ablative treatments and chemotherapy.
Publish Date	2016-03-28 15:05
Citation	Sartori S, Tombesi P, Di Vece F. Thermal ablation in colorectal liver metastases: Lack of evidence or lack of capability to prove the evidence? World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(13): 3511-3515
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v22/i13/3511.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i13.3511

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