SIR Foundation Consensus Panel Prioritizes Three Pediatric Cryoablation Research Questions

An SIR Foundation consensus panel set three top pediatric cryoablation research priorities: thoracic event-free survival after cryoablation vs metastasectomy, prospective comparison of systemic therapy with or without cryoablation for desmoid tumors, and biologic effects on grow…

• The multidisciplinary panel, convened virtually by SIR, noted that current pediatric cryoablation evidence is limited to small, retrospective, and uncontrolled series.
• A crosscutting theme was the potential for cryoablation to improve quality of life in children when used with curative or palliative intent.

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