[Hepatic arterial injection therapy (HAI) for metastatic liver tumor from gastric cancer]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2000 Oct;27(12):1920-3.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

The results and problems of hepatic artery infusion therapy (HAI) for gastric carcinoma with synchronous liver metastasis were evaluated. The response rate of HAI with CDDP and 5-FU for metastatic liver tumor was 55% (1 CR + 5 PR/11). The median survival time for responders was 16.5 months, which was statistically longer than that of non-responders at only 5.5 months. Histologically, most responder cases were with AFP producing tumors and NSE positive tumors without distant lymph node involvement. Non-responder cases developed marked distant lymph node involvement besides the liver metastasis. Most of responder patients died of lymph node recurrence or distant metastasis other than liver tumor. It may be concluded that additional therapy to HAI is needed to improve the prognosis of gastric cancer patients with multiple liver metastases.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / administration & dosage
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Cisplatin / administration & dosage
  • Female
  • Fluorouracil / administration & dosage
  • Hepatic Artery
  • Humans
  • Infusion Pumps, Implantable*
  • Infusions, Intra-Arterial
  • Liver Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Liver Neoplasms / mortality
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Male
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Survival Rate

Substances

  • Cisplatin
  • Fluorouracil

Supplementary concepts

  • CF regimen