[Combined hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy with transcatheter arterial embolization and hyperthermia in primary liver cancer]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 1988 Aug;15(8 Pt 2):2465-9.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Intrahepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAI) was performed for 20 hepatocellular cancer (HCC) patients and 7 cholangiocellular cancer (CC) patients. HAI combined transcatheter arterial embolization (TAE) and/or hyperthermia were performed for 10 HCC and 3 CC patients. The effective responses were shown in 6 HCC and 1 CC patients who were treated with HAI-TAE-hyperthermia combination therapy, and 2 CC patients who were treated with HAI-hyperthermia combination therapy. The 1 and 2-year cumulative survival rate was 100% and 33.3%, respectively, for HCC patients treated with HAI-TAE-hyperthermia therapy. The 1 and 2-year survival rate for HCC patients treated with HAI therapy was 19.5%, and 7.3%, respectively. Generalized Wilcoxon test revealed that the survival was favorable for patients treated with HAI-TAE-hyperthermia therapy as compared with patients given with HAI therapy. Almost the same results were obtained in CC patients. These results suggest that the HAI-TAE-hyperthermia combination therapy was favorable for the treatment of advanced liver cancer.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adenoma, Bile Duct / drug therapy
  • Adenoma, Bile Duct / mortality
  • Adenoma, Bile Duct / therapy
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / administration & dosage*
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Bile Duct Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Bile Duct Neoplasms / mortality
  • Bile Duct Neoplasms / therapy
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / drug therapy
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / mortality
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / therapy
  • Cisplatin / administration & dosage
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Doxorubicin / administration & dosage
  • Embolization, Therapeutic*
  • Fluorouracil / administration & dosage
  • Hepatic Artery
  • Humans
  • Hyperthermia, Induced*
  • Infusions, Intra-Arterial
  • Liver Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Liver Neoplasms / mortality
  • Liver Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Mitomycins / administration & dosage
  • Remission Induction

Substances

  • Mitomycins
  • Doxorubicin
  • Cisplatin
  • Fluorouracil