Treatment of early-stage breast cancer with percutaneous thermal ablation, an open-label randomised phase 2 screening trial: rationale and design of the THERMAC trial
Erwin Birnie,
Cornelis Verhoef,
Reno Debets,
Taco M A L Klem,
Adriaan Moelker,
Elles M F van de Voort,
Gerson M Struik,
Linetta B Koppert,
Glenn Yo,
Maura J P V Macco,
Renata H J A Sinke,
Martine Franckena
Affiliations
Erwin Birnie
Department of Statistics and Education, Franciscus Gasthuis en Vlietland, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Cornelis Verhoef
Department of Surgical Oncology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Reno Debets
Laboratory of Tumor Immunology, Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Taco M A L Klem
Department of Surgery, Franciscus Gasthuis en Vlietland, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Adriaan Moelker
Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Elles M F van de Voort
Department of Surgery, Franciscus Gasthuis en Vlietland, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Gerson M Struik
Department of Surgery, Franciscus Gasthuis en Vlietland, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Linetta B Koppert
Department of Surgical Oncology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Glenn Yo
Department of Radiology, Franciscus Gasthuis en Vlietland, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Maura J P V Macco
Department of Radiology, Franciscus Gasthuis en Vlietland, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Renata H J A Sinke
Department of Pathology, Pathan B.V, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Martine Franckena
Department of Radiotherapy, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands