Edoardo Vincenzo Andreani

Dr. Edoardo Vincenzo Andreani


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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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7 February 2025 in Livers
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Alessandro PosaAlessandro Posa
Alessandro Posa
PBPierluigi Barbieri
Pierluigi Barbieri
MLMarcello Lippi
Marcello Lippi
AMAlessandro Maresca
Alessandro Maresca
EAEdoardo Vincenzo Andreani
Edoardo Vincenzo Andreani
Roberto IezziRoberto Iezzi
Roberto Iezzi
The global burden of liver metastases from different primary lesions is increasing, resulting in significant challenges for public health systems. Accordingly, colorectal cancer (CRC) remains a leading cause of cancer-related mortality, with a high incidence of liver metastases. Although surgical resection is considered the standard curative treatment, it is only viable for a limited subset of patients. This review aims to describe a potential alternative nonsurgical intervention, such as electrochemotherapy (ECT), in the treatment of CRC oligometastatic liver disease. ECT has been largely used for the treatment of cutaneous and subcutaneous lesions, while its visceral use is currently a novel approach. ECT consists of the administration of intravenous anticancer drugs, followed by the application of intralesional electrode needles, which release localized electrical pulses to induce electroporation, a process that transiently increases cell membrane permeability, thereby facilitating the intracellular delivery of otherwise membrane-impermeable drugs. The main topics of this review focus on the technical and clinical applications, efficacy, safety, and possible complications of ECT for CRC liver metastases. A comparison with other locoregional treatments is also performed, highlighting possible advantages and disadvantages.