title: Transcatheter thrombolysis in cancer patients.
abstract: Arterial thrombolysis was successfully accomplished in 15 of 18 (83%) cancer patients by the continuous intraarterial transcatheter administration of streptokinase (70 units/kg/h or 5000 u/h and/or urokinase (400-500 u/kg/h) over 24-96 h. In 16 of these patients, the arterial thrombosis was a complication of transcatheter infusion of chemotherapeutic agents or embolization therapy. A combination of streptokinase, urokinase and heparin (10,000-25,000 U/day) was utilized without significant side effect and was effective in all 8 patients receiving treatment. Creating a tunnel through the clot, daily monitoring of the catheter with repositioning when necessary, and adjusting the type and dose of thrombolytic agent aided the therapeutic management.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002404:Catheterization; D005260:Female; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006493:Heparin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011677:Punctures / Q000009:adverse effects; D013300:Streptokinase / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D006493:Heparin; D013300:Streptokinase; D014568:Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator