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Drug selection in isolated hepatic perfusion for nonresectable liver tumors: recent trends and perspectives
Hua Ye, Cai-De Lu, Si-Ming Zheng
Hua Ye, Cai-De Lu, Si-Ming Zheng, Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Li Hui-Li Hospital Affiliated to Ningbo University Medical School, Ningbo 315040, Zhejiang Province, China
Correspondence to: Dr. Cai-De Lu, Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Li Hui-Li Hospital Affiliated Ningbo University Medical School, Ningbo 315040, Zhejiang Province, China. lucaide@nbu.edu.cn
Received: June 12, 2008 Revised: July 18, 2008 Accepted: July 21, 2008 Published online: August 18, 2008
Isolated hepatic perfusion (IHP) involves a method of complete vascular isolation of the liver to take the advantage of directed intensive chemotherapy that has minimal systemic toxicity. Recent clinical studies mainly employed melphalan with or without tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), or with hyperthermia in IHP. The results of these studies showed that higher response rates and survival rates could be achieved by IHP than by traditional therapeutics for non-resectable liver tumors. In this article, we discussed the current status, recent developments and future perspectives of drug selection in IHP.
Citation: Ye H, Lu CD, Zheng SM. Drug selection in isolated hepatic perfusion for nonresectable liver tumors: recent trends and perspectives. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2008; 16(23): 2621-2625
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