Long-term intraarterial chemotherapy infusion of ambulatory head and neck cancer patients.
The complications of percutaneous intraarterial infusion chemotherapy of the head-and-neck-cancer patient has dampened enthusiasm for this approach. A totally implantable infusion pump system circumvents many of these complications and will in the long term enhance the opportunity to expand upon the advantages of infusion chemotherapy for the benefit of all cancer patients.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000188:drug therapy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents