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. 2020 Dec 11;37(5):518–526. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1720949

Table 1. Locoregional therapies for oligometastatic breast cancer liver tumors.

Reference Year n Treatment modality OS Other survival outcomes AE rate
Vlastos et al 47 2004 31 Resection 63 mo 2-y OS: 86%
5-y OS: 61%
Adam et al 4 2006 85 Resection 32 mo 5-y OS: 37% 22% any AE
Caralt et al 13 2008 12 Resection 1-y OS: 100%
3-y OS: 79%
5-y OS: 33%
17% any AE
van Walsum et al 48 2012 32 Resection 55 mo 5-y OS: 37% 34% any AE
Abbott et al 49 2012 86 Resection 57 mo PFS: 14.2 mo 21% any AE
Mariani et al 50 2013 51 Resection 3-y OS: 74%
5-y OS: 50%
20% any AE
Kim et al 14 2014 13 Resection 1-y OS: 83%
3-y OS: 49%
Margonis et al 51 2016 131 Resection 53 mo 1-y OS: 99%
3-y OS: 75%
23% any AE
Ruiz et al 12 2018 139 Resection 7-y OS: 76%
10-y OS: 36%
25% any AE
Ruiz et al 52 2018 662 Resection 82 mo 3-y OS: 81%
5-y OS: 69%
Wieners et al 53 2011 41 SBRT 6-mo OS: 97%
12-mo OS: 79%
18-mo OS: 60%
<2% grade 3 and higher AE
Milano et al 16 2012 121 SBRT 2-y OS: 50%
2-y PFS: 26%
5-y OS: 28%
5-y PFS: 20%
<1% grade 3 and higher AE
Palma et al 17 2018 159 SBRT 20 mo PFS: 15 mo 30% grade 2 and higher AE
Milano et al 16 2018 48 SBRT 5-y OS: 31%
10-y OS: 17%
Mahadevan et al 54 2018 42 SBRT 21 mo 1-y OS: 66%
Onal et al 55 2018 22 SBRT 1-y OS: 85%
2-y OS: 57%
Sofocleous et al 21 2007 12 RFA 60 mo 3-y OS: 70%
5-y OS: 30%
Jakobs et al 33 2008 43 RFA 59 mo 7% major AE
Meloni et al 23 2009 52 RFA 42 mo 5-y OS: 32% 4% minor AE
Veltri et al 56 2014 45 RFA 1-y OS: 90%
2-y OS: 58%
3-y OS: 44%
10% any AE
Kümler et al 57 2015 32 RFA 34 mo 3% grade 3 and higher AE
Barral et al 28 2016 50 RFA/MWA/ Cryoablation 1-y OS: 98%
2-y OS: 96%
Bai et al 58 2018 69 RFA 26 mo 1-y OS: 82%
2-y OS: 50%
3-y OS: 25%
5-y OS: 11%
1% grade 3 and higher AE
Ridouani et al 24 2020 35 RFA/MWA/ Cryoablation 70 mo Time to progression: 11 mo 8% any AE

Abbreviations: AE, adverse event; MWA, microwave ablation; OS, overall survival; PFS, progression-free survival; RFA, radiofrequency ablation; SBRT, stereotactic body radiation therapy.

Notes: Selected studies are presented. Survival reported as median value from time of treatment; n indicates number of breast cancer patients studied.