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Hepatic Arterial Infusion Chemotherapy through a Port-Catheter System as Preoperative Initial Therapy in Patients with Advanced Liver Dysfunction due to Synchronous and Unresectable Liver Metastases from Colorectal Cancer

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Purpose

We retrospectively evaluated the safety and efficacy of preoperative initial hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAIC) through a port-catheter system in patients with liver dysfunction due to synchronous and unresectable liver metastases. The aim of HAIC was to improve patients’ clinical condition for later surgical removal of primary colorectal cancer.

Methods

Port-catheter systems were placed radiologically in 21 patients (mean age 58.6 ± 8.1 years) with liver dysfunction due to synchronous liver metastases from colorectal cancer. Initial HAIC of 1,000 mg/m2 5-fluorouracil was administered weekly as a 5 hr continuous infusion through this system. Surgical removal of the primary lesion was planned after HAIC improved the liver function.

Results

Port-catheter system placement was successful in all patients without severe complications. Patients were followed up for a median of 309 days (range 51–998 days). After starting HAIC, no severe adverse events that caused drug loss and treatment postponement or suspension were observed in any of the patients. HAIC was performed a mean of 4.5 ± 3.0 times and the liver function improved in all patients. Curative (n = 18) or palliative (n = 1) surgical removal of the primary lesion was performed. The remaining 2 patients died because extrahepatic metastases developed and their performance status worsened; thus, surgery could not be performed. The median survival times of all patients and the operated patients were 309 and 386 days, respectively.

Conclusion

Initial HAIC administration is a safe and efficacious method for improving liver function prior to operative resection of primary colorectal cancer in patients with liver dysfunction due to synchronous and unresectable liver metastases.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Nagoya, Chikusa-ku, 464-8681, Japan

    Toshihiro Iguchi, Yoshitaka Inaba, Hidekazu Yamaura, Yozo Sato, Masaya Miyazaki & Hiroshi Shimamoto

  2. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, National Cancer Center Hospital, 5–1–1, Tsukiji, Tokyo, Chuo-ku, 104–0045, Japan

    Yasuaki Arai

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Iguchi, T., Arai, Y., Inaba, Y. et al. Hepatic Arterial Infusion Chemotherapy through a Port-Catheter System as Preoperative Initial Therapy in Patients with Advanced Liver Dysfunction due to Synchronous and Unresectable Liver Metastases from Colorectal Cancer. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 31, 86–90 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-007-9189-0

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