title: A new local ablation for solid malignant tumours: anti-tumour effect of hyperthermal and electrochemical therapy on transplantable mouse cancer.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Hyperthermia induced by electrothermal needle (ETN) and electrochemical therapy (ECT) were combined (HECT) and the anti-tumor effect was evaluated.
  
  
  METHODS
  Mice with Sarcoma180 were randomized into four different treatment groups: Control, ECT alone, Hyperthermia alone and HECT.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The tumours in the HECT group were completely destroyed and they did not recur within a period of 10 days after treatment. However, tumour recurrence was found in six mice in the Hyperthermia group and five mice in the ECT group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The HECT is a potentially effective way to treat solid malignant tumours.
authors.affiliation: Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, PR China.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Caijun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sun