Table 2.

Interventional oncology techniques according to the route of access, treatment delivery, and specific mode of action

Route of access/delivery	Technique of ablation	“Mode of action”	Target
Transarterial	Chemo-	HAI TACE (classic,+bland beads,+drug-eluting beads) Chemosaturation	Liver: local, locoregional (e.g. super-selective, selective lobar or segmental whole liver
	Radio-	TARE	Liver: local, loco-regional (e.g. super-selective, selective lobar or segmental, so-called radioresection)
Transcutaneous	Thermo-	RFA MWA Cryoablation LITT	Liver, lung, kidney, lymph node, bone, soft-tissue
	Electromechanical-	IRE HiFU	Limited indications under investigation

HAI, hepatic arterial perfusion; HiFU, high-focused ultrasound ; IRE, irreversible electroporation; LITT, laser-induced thermotherapy; MWA, Microwave ablation; RFA, radiofrequency ablation; TACE, transarterial chemoembolization; TARE, transarterial radioembolization.