title: Regional chemotherapeutic techniques for liver tumors: current knowledge and future directions.
abstract: After a rather long period of stagnation, intra-arterial therapeutic approaches for treating liver tumors are currently progressing rapidly. These new modalities will increase the resectability of initially unresectable liver tumors after dramatic responses. At the same time, resectability rates are increasing with the assistance of local ablative physical treatments such as radiofrequency, resulting in an improvement of patients' median survival rates and quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Gustave Roussy Institute, Rue Camille Desmoulins, 94805, Villejuif, France. elias@igr.fr
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Elias
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: de Baere
authors.forename: Lucas
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sideris
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ducreux
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000601:surgery; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005467:Floxuridine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015918:Infusion Pumps, Implantable; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary; D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000077150:Oxaliplatin; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds; D005467:Floxuridine; D000077150:Oxaliplatin