title: [Role of polychemoembolization in the treatment of primary and secondary tumors of the liver].
abstract: Unresectable primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HC) and liver metastases (LM) of abdominal tumors (AT) in progression after systemic chemotherapy (CT) have a poor prognosis and few therapeutic options. From 12/91 to 10/93 we treated 20 patients (PTS) 11 men and 9 women, with HC (10) and AT (10) with the following PCE: percutaneous placement of intraarterial hepatic catheter, superselective embolization with lipiodol (5 cc), infusion, mixed with lipiodol, of epirubicine 40 mg/m2, 5-fluorouracil 700 mg/m2, mitomycin-C 10 mg/m2 in 30'. After infusion, the arterial tree was embolized with Ivalon until an almost complete slowing of arterial blood-flow, every 5-6 weeks (W). After a median follow-up of 28 W a total of 35 courses had been administered to 20 PTS. Median (M) age was 69 years. M PS was 2. Okuda stage in HC PTS: 1 stage I, 9 stage II. in 10 HC PTS, positive for hepatitis B virus, CT and b-IFN had failed, while 10 AT PTS (5 colorectal, 2 gastric, 1 uterine, 1 larynx, 1 choledochus) had progressed, after, at least, 2 CT regimens, and had only LM. Median time from the diagnosis of LM in AT PTS was 32 W (12-68).
  
  
  RESULTS
  liver enzyme elevation and LDH elevation were 3 times baseline values, 4 PTS had fever for 6 days, 3 PTS had ileus for 3 days. No myelosuppression was observed. M alpha-fetoprotein value decreased from 468 ng/ml, to 56 ng/ml after PCE.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Medicina (Oncologia), Ospedale Civile di Avezzano.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Recchia
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Passalacqua
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: De Filippis
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Filauri
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lippe
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rea
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fingerhut
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Frati
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016461:Chemoembolization, Therapeutic; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015996:Survival Rate
vernacular_title: Ruolo della polichemoembolizzazione nel trattamento dei tumori del fegato primitivi e secondari.