Table 3.
Different types of electrodes developed for electrochemotherapy of visceral and deep-seated tumors
| Type of electrodes | Location and type of tumors treated | Institution performing treatment | References/Clinical trial number |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Long needle (Figure3) |
Metastases of colorectal tumors in liver bone metastases soft tissue sarcomas |
Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Slovenia Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, Bologna, Italy |
[22], NCT01264952 |
| [104] | |||
| [87] | |||
| Veneto Region Oncology Research Institute of Padova, Italy | |||
|
Endoluminal (Figure4) |
Colorectal, gastric and esophageal tumors |
Cork Cancer Research Center, Ireland |
[108], NCT01172860 |
| Expandable “umbrella” type (Figure5) | Brain tumors | Copenhagen University Hospital at Herlev, Denmark | [105], NCT01322100 |