[Evaluation of prophylactic hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy after hepatectomy for metastases from colorectal cancer]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 1995 Sep;22(11):1500-3.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

The significance of continuous hepatic arterial infusion (HAI) chemotherapy of 5-FU to prevent recurrence in the remnant liver following curative hepatectomy for colorectal metastases was analyzed in the prospective randomized study. Patients of HAI chemotherapy group received 6 weeks of 5-FU 500 mg/day. The one- and two-year overall survival rates of nine patients with HAI therapy were 87.5% and 87.5%, respectively, while the rates of ten cases without the regional chemotherapy were 100% and 66.7%, respectively, indicating no obvious difference. On the other hand, the disease-free survival rates of HAI Group were higher than those of control group. The disease-free survival rates of the former were 75.0% at one-year and 75.0% at two-year, and the rates of the latter were 47.6% and 47.6%, respectively. No serious complications such as severe liver dysfunction, sclerotic cholangitis or hepatic necrosis were observed. Although the follow-up period was not enough long to accurately evaluate the efficacy, local prophylactic chemotherapy by continuous infusion of 5-FU could be a promising method as an adjuvant chemotherapy after hepatic resection for colorectal metastases.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • English Abstract
  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / administration & dosage
  • Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Disease-Free Survival
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Female
  • Fluorouracil / administration & dosage*
  • Hepatectomy*
  • Hepatic Artery
  • Humans
  • Infusion Pumps, Implantable*
  • Infusions, Intra-Arterial
  • Liver Neoplasms / mortality
  • Liver Neoplasms / prevention & control*
  • Liver Neoplasms / surgery
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / prevention & control*
  • Prospective Studies

Substances

  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
  • Fluorouracil