title: [Arterial infusion chemotherapy for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer].
abstract: Although various therapies have been tried to improve advanced nonresectable pancreatic cancer, a sufficient consensus has not yet been obtained about the treatment. We have performed arterial infusion chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer in order to maintain QOL. The response rate was 17.3%, the mean survival time 282.1+/-204.7 days, median survival time 243.0+/-84.7 days, and many patients were continuously treated on an outpatient basis. It is thus expected that survival time and maintenance of QOL can be extended by self-sustaining arterial infusion chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Dept. of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Hideya
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suga
authors.forename: Yoshinobu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okabe
authors.forename: Naofumi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: Fumihiko
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Sakae
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nagaoka
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tsuruta
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Toyonaga
authors.forename: Michio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sata
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002445:Celiac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003841:Deoxycytidine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D015251:Epirubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial / Q000379:methods; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016685:Mitomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D011788:Quality of Life; D011859:Radiography; D015996:Survival Rate; D000093542:Gemcitabine
chemical_list: D003841:Deoxycytidine; D015251:Epirubicin; D016685:Mitomycin; D005472:Fluorouracil; D000093542:Gemcitabine