Interventional oncology plays a key role in integrated cancer care. (A): The four pillars of cancer care: medical oncology, surgical oncology, radiation oncology, and interventional oncology. (B): The old approach to intervention was largely linear (biopsy → diagnosis → treatment). The emerging promise of IO is one of multiple rebiopsies to optimize therapeutic approaches including interventions.
Abbreviations: Bx, Biopsy; Tx, Treatment.