Additional Cryoablation Resources

The following is a comprehensive list of articles and research in the field of cryoablation. You can read and learn more by clicking on the appropriate links below:

  • Poplack SP, Levine GM, et al. A Pilot Study of Ultrasound-Guided Cryoablation of Invasive Ductal Carcinomas up to 15 mm  With MRI Follow-Up and Subsequent Surgical Resection. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2015 May;204(5):1100-8. doi: 10.2214/AJR.13.12325.
  • American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS), Official Statement, “Management of Fibroadenomas of the Breast.” (PDF)  Revised, April 29, 2008.
  • American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS), Press Release, “Cryoablation Shows Promise as a Non-Surgical Alternative Treatment for Early Stage Breast Cancer”,  https://www.ascopost.com/issues/june-10-2014/cryoablation-of-breast-tumors-shows-promise-in-patients-with-early-stage-disease/  April 30, 2014.
  • Sabel, M., Su, G., Griffith, K., et al., “Rate of Freeze Alters the Immunologic Response After Cryoablation of Breast Cancer.”  Annals of Surgical Oncology, 2009, DOI 10.1245/s10434-009-0846-1.
  • Sabel, M., Su, G., Griffith, K., et al., “Cryo-immunology: A review of the literature and proposed mechanisms for stimulatory versus suppressive immune responses.” Cryobiology, 2009, (58), 1-11.
  • Tafra, L., Fine, R., Whitworth, P., et al., “Prospective randomized study comparing cryoassisted and needle-wire localization of ultrasound-visible breast tumors.”  The American Journal of Surgery, 2006, (192), 462-470.
  • Sabel, M., Arora, A., Su, G., et al., “Adoptive immunotherapy of breast cancer with lymph node cells primed by cryoablation of the primary tumor.”  Cryobiology, 2006, (53), 360-366.
  • Whitworth, P., “Cryoablation of Benign and Malignant Breast Tumors.” Breast Diseases: A Year Book Quarterly, Vol. 17 No. 1, 2006, 17-19.
  • Sabel, M., Nehs, M., Su, G., et al., “Immunologic response to cryoablation of breast cancer.” Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 2005, (90), 97-104.
  • Nurko, J., Mabry, C., Whitworth, P., “Interim results from the FibroAdenoma Cryoablation Treatment Registry.” The American Journal of Surgery, 2005, (190), 647-652.
  • Kaufman, C., Littrup, P., Freeman-Gibb, L., “Office-Based Cryoablation of Breast Fibroadenomas with Long-Term Follow-up.” The Breast Journal, 2005, (11), 344-350.
  • Whitworth, P., Rewcastle, J., “Cryoablation and Cryolocalization in the Management of Breast Disease.”  Journal of Surgical Oncology, 2005, (90), 1-9.
  • Littrup, P., Freeman-Gibb, L., Andea, A., “Cryotherapy for Breast Fibroadenomas.”  Radiology, 2005, (234), 63-72.
  • Sabel, M., Kaufman, C., Whitworth, P., et al., “Cryoablation of Early-Stage Breast Cancer: Work-in-Progress Report of a Multi-Institutional Trial.”  The Annals of Surgical Oncology, 2004, 11 (5) 542-549.
  • Feldman, S., Boolbol, S., Oetting, L., et al., “Cryoablation of Breast Fibroadenoma: Interim Results From a Multicenter Registry.”  Poster Presentation #551295 presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, December 11, 2004.
  • Kaufman, C., Bachman B., Littrup, P., et al., “Cryoablation Treatment of Benign Breast Lesions with 12-Month Follow-Up. “The American Journal of Surgery, 2004, (188), 340, 348.
  • Caleffi, M., Filho, D., Borghetti, K., et al., “Cryoablation of Benign Breast Tumors: Evolution of Technique and Technology.” The Breast, 2004, (13), 397-407.
  • Edwards, M., Broadwater, R., Tafra, L., et al., “Progressive Adoption of Cryoablative Therapy for Breast Fibroadenoma in Community Practice.”  The American Journal of Surgery, 2004, (188), 221-224.
  • Kaufman, C., Bachman, B., Littrup, P., et. al., “Office-Based Ultrasound-Guided Cryoablation of Breast Fibroadenomas.” The American Journal of Surgery, 2002, (184), 394-400.