title: [Intraarterial Adriamycin for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and metastatic liver carcinoma].
abstract: Six patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and 9 patients with metastatic liver carcinoma (MLC) (4 with stomach cancer, 4 with pancreas cancer and 1 with colon cancer) were treated with rapid hepatic artery infusion of adriamycin. Partial response was obtained in 3 patients (44%) with HCC and 2 patients (22%) with MLC. The median survival time was 6 months in HCC patients and 8 months in MLC patients. Patients with elevated serum alkaline phosphatase or those with ascites were poorly prognostic. Myelosuppressive toxicity was seen frequently, but, no life-threatening complications occurred. Other toxicities were generally mild and well tolerated. These results indicated that hepatic artery infusion of adriamycin is a useful treatment modality in the management of both HCC and MLC.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000201:enzymology; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D006499:Hepatic Artery; D006801:Humans; D007269:Injections, Intra-Arterial; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D004317:Doxorubicin; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase; C017367:carmofur; D005472:Fluorouracil