title: Regional delivery of anticancer drugs: current applications.
abstract: For cancers that remain confined to a specific region through most of their course, one treatment option is to deliver anticancer drugs directly to that region. Clinical experience shows that regional delivery can palliate symptoms, improve quality of life, and prolong survival. However, whether it increases the cure rate remains controversial, and it is costly because of the need to surgically implant infusion devices.
authors.affiliation: Taussig Cancer Center, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Cleveland Clinic, USA. markmam@ccf.org
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Markman
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010478:Chemotherapy, Cancer, Regional Perfusion; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents