Lung cancer is one of the newer applications for RFA. Research papers from the peer-reviewed literature listed here often represent initial series or experiences observed by the authors. Included is one paper on patient selection and a report on a survey of international studies of the topic. Thirteen papers span the period from 2003 to 2005.
| Author | Institution | Department | Title | Reference |
| El-Sherif A, Luketich JD, Landreneau RJ, Fernando HC | U Pittsburgh | Surgery | New therapeutic approaches for early stage non-small cell lung cancer | Surg Oncol 2005 Jul;14(1):27-32 |
| Fernando HC, Hoyos AD, Lanreneau RJ, Gilbert S, Gooding WE, Nuenaventura PO, Christie NA, Belani C, Luketich JD | U Pittsburgh | Surgery | Radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer in marginal surgical candidates | J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2005 Mar;129(3):639-644 |
| Fernando HC, Hoyos AD, Litle V, Belani C, Luketich JD | Boston Medical Ctr | Surgery | Radiofrequency ablation: identification of the ideal patient | Clin Lung Cancer 2004 Nov;6(3):149-153 |
| Gadaleta C, Catino A, Ranieri G, Armenise F, Colucci G, Lorusso V, Cramarossa A, Fiorentini G, Mattioli V | IRCCS Oncologico Bari | Interventional Radiology | Radiofrequency thermal ablation of 69 lung neoplasms | J Chemother 2004 Nov;16(suppl 5):86-89 |
| Jin GY, Lee, JM, Han YM, Lim YS | Chonbuk Natl U | Radiology | Primary and secondary lung malignancies treated with percutaneous radiofrequency ablation: evaluation with follow-up CT | AJR 2004 Oct; 183(4):1013-1020 |
| Joos L, Tamm M, Chhajed PN | U Basel |
| Radiofrequency tumor ablation for lung tumors: is there a role for neoadjuvant and/or adjuvant chemotherapy? | J Chemother 2004 Dec;16(6):561-569 |
| Le QT, Petrik DW | Stanford Cancer Ctr | Radiation Oncology | Nonsurgical therapy for stages I and II non-small cell lung cancer | Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 2005 Apr;19(2):237-261 |
| Lencioni R, Crocetti L, Cioni R, Mussi A, Fontanini G, Ambrogi M, Franchini C, Cioni D, Anucchi O, Genignani R, Baldassari R, Angeletti CA, Bartolozzi C | U Pisa | Interventional Radiology | Radiofrequency ablation of lung malignancies: where do we stand? | Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 2004 Nov-Dec;27(6):581-590 |
| Nomori H, Imazu Y, Watanabe K, Ohtsuka T, Naruke T, Kobayashi T, Suematsu K | Tokyo | Surgery | Radiofrequency ablation of pulmonary tumors and normal lung tissue in swine and rabbits | Chest 2005 Mar;127(3):73-77 |
| Steinke K, Sewell PE, Dupuy D, Lencioni R, Helmberger T, Kee ST, Jacob AL, Glenn DW, King J, Morris DL | St George Hosp Sydney, Austr | Surgery | Pulmonary radiofrequency ablation — an international study survey | Anticancer Res 2004 Jan-Feb;24(1):339-343 |
| Suh RD, Wallace AB, Sheehan RE, Heinze SB, Goldin JG | UCLA | Radiology | Unresectable pulmonary malignancies: CT-guided percutaneous radiofrequency ablation — preliminary results | Radiology 2003 Dec;229(3):821-829; comment in 2004 Sep;232(3):931 |
| VanSonnenberg E, Shankar S, Morrison PR, Nair RT, Silverman SG, Jaklitsch MT, Liu F, Cheung L, Tuncali K, Skarin At, Sugarbaker DJ | Brigham and Women's, Dana Farber | Radiology/Surgery | Radiofrequency ablation of thoracic lesions: part 2, initial clinical experience technical and multidisciplinary considerations in 30 patients | AJR 2005;184(2):381-390 |
| Wacker FK, Nour SG, Eisenberg R, Duerck JL, Lewin JS | Case Western Reserve | Radiology | MRI-guided radiofrequency thermal ablation of normal lung tissue: in vivo study in a rabbit model | AJR 2004;183(3):599-603 |
