NICE interventional procedure guidance
Issued: February 2013
IPG443
Irreversible electroporation for treating renal cancer
This is an extract from the guidance. The complete guidance is available at guidance.nice.org.uk/ipg443
1 Guidance
1.1 Current evidence on the safety and efficacy of irreversible electroporation for treating renal cancer is inadequate in quantity and quality. Therefore, this procedure should only be used in the context of research. In particular, studies should report the effect of the procedure on local tumour control and patient survival.