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Incomplete tumor removal after microwave ablation (MWA), a widely used hyperthermia-based therapy, can result in tumor recurrence. Herein, attenuated Salmonella typhimurium VNP20009 is engineered to release interleukin-15&interleukin-15-receptor-alpha (IL-15&IL-15Rα) in response to mildly elevated temperature. Such 15&15R@VNP colonizes in tumors upon intravenous injection, and the expression of IL-15&IL-15Rα is triggered by MWA. Anti-tumor immune responses are elicited, efficiently suppressing tumor growth even after incomplete microwave ablation. We further design VNP20009 with thermal-responsive co-expression of both IL-15&IL-15Rα and soluble programmed cell death protein (sPD-1). Such sPD-1-15&15R@VNP can also reverse the functional suppression of immune cells driven by PD-1/PD-L1 axis, reinvigorating progenitor exhausted T cells, a critical subset of cytotoxic T lymphocytes responsive to immune checkpoint blockade. Such thermal-responsive engineered bacteria are thus a promising adjuvant therapy to potentiate tumor ablation therapies via effectively activating antitumor immunity.
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J Am Coll Surg
September 2025
Departments of Endocrine and General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
Background: Although traditionally reserved for unresectable lesions, recent studies have provided evidence that in selected patients, microwave ablation (MWA) may provide similar oncologic outcomes compared to liver resection (LR). This study aimed to compare oncologic outcomes of patients with solitary small (<3 cm) colorectal liver metastasis (CRLM) undergoing LR vs laparoscopic MWA.
Study Design: This retrospective study included patients with a solitary CRLM <3cm treated with LR or MWA in three centers over 25-years.
Front Surg
August 2025
Breast Unit, Cho Ray Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Background: Breast cysts are more common in premenopausal women (61.5%), particularly between ages 35-50. Microwave ablation (MWA) has shown advantages in treating symptomatic cysts.
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June 2025
Division of Digestive Health and Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine, Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami, Miami, Florida.
Cystic fibrosis, traditionally considered an infrequent childhood disease, has increased in incidence due to advances in screening, and therapies fortunately have advanced leading to increased survival rates. Cystic fibrosis liver disease (CFLD) is well-described in the pediatric population; however, with increased life expectancy rates, a second wave has been observed in adults and represents the third most common cause of death. Although complications of portal hypertension have been described in setting of CFLD, the development of hepatocellular carcinoma is an extremely rare event.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Cancer Res Ther
September 2025
Department of Anesthesiology, Cardiovascular Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, China.
Background: This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of esketamine plus dexmedetomidine for sedation and analgesia during computed tomography (CT)-guided lung tumor percutaneous microwave ablation (MWA).
Methods: Patients undergoing CT-guided percutaneous MWA of lung tumors were randomly divided into two groups: esketamine plus dexmedetomidine (Group E) and sufentanil plus dexmedetomidine (Group S). The patients' general information, mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate (HR), peripheral oxygen saturation, respiratory rate (RR), partial pressure of end-tidal carbon dioxide, bispectral index, and Ramsay sedation score were recorded before anesthesia administration (T0), after dexmedetomidine loading dose (T1), during percutaneous puncture (T2), during ablation (T3), at the end of surgery (T4), and during recovery of consciousness (T5).
J Cancer Res Ther
September 2025
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China.
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of improved supine positioning components for lung tumor microwave ablation (MWA), with the goal of enhancing surgical efficiency, reducing complications, and improving patient experience.
Materials And Methods: One hundred patients undergoing MWA for lung tumors were randomly divided into two groups (n = 50 each): experimental (using improved components) and control (using traditional components). The improved positioning system included a high-density memory foam head pillow, lumbar and leg pillows, and adjustable fixing bands tailored to individual patient needs.