Research Article

Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy as a Salvage Therapy after Incomplete Radiofrequency Ablation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Table 3

Details of patients and lesions with tumor progression.

IDLesion size (mm)Dose (Gy)Progression typePFS time (months)Further treatmentFollow-up time (month)Current status

11536LTP1.6Ablation25.9DOD
23839IDR1.6Best Care6.0Lost
36839IDR1.7TACE6.3Lost
44842IDR5.9TACE7.2Lost
52948IDR11.0Ablation35.8AWD
62542IDR19.1Ablation25.2AWD
72054ER3.6Best Care3.6DOD
84748LTP + IDR2.1Best Care3.4Lost
96945LTP + IDR6.3TACE12.2Lost
102439LTP + IDR14.9 + 4.0TACE36.6AWD
112845LTP + IDR26.2LR36.0AWD
121942LTP + ER1.7CIK1.7Lost
134145IDR + ER4.8Best Care13.9Lost

Abbreviations: LTP, local tumor progression; IDR, intrahepatic distance recurrence; ER, extrahepatic recurrence; TACE, transarterial chemoembolization; LR, liver resection; DOD, dead as a result of disease; AWD, alive with disease; Lost, lost to follow-up. † This patient was confirmed to have IDR 4.0 months after SBRT and received TACE as a salvage therapy. LTP was confirmed 14.9 months after SBRT, and TACE was performed on this patient again.