METHODS
First, Interventional Radiotherapy, Interventional Radiology, Interventional Endoscopy and Interventional
Chemotherapy have the same aim of eliminating tumor tissue. Second, target definition and some
IRT application techniques need multidisciplinary teamwork.
RESULTS
Multidisciplinary teams have the best potential to offer the best possible cure in localized solid tumors or
in selected oligometastatic disease. Examples for this kind of service are given for H&N-, anal-, vaginal-,
breast-, prostate cancers as well as in oligometastatic disease. The combined use of interventional tumor
ablation techniques is demonstrated.
CONCLUSION
Interventional Oncology has the potential to improve the treatment results in localized solid cancers or
in selected oligometastatic disease, and large workload Interventional Oncology Centers could have an
important role in the patient service, in the education as well as in the clinical research.
Keywords: Brachytherapy; interventional oncology; interventional radiotherapy; multidisciplinarity; personalized medicine; world-class medicine
