Hepatic Artery Infusion Pump in the Treatment of Liver Metastases

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 316-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Parks ◽  
Meghan Routt
Keyword(s):  
Liver Metastases ◽  
Hepatic Artery ◽  
Infusion Pump ◽  
Hepatic Artery Infusion

scholarly journals Hepatic artery infusion pump for nasopharyngeal carcinoma with liver metastasis

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 333-339
Author(s):  
Changli Peng ◽  
Chunhui Zhou ◽  
Gang Li ◽  
Haiping Li ◽  
Liangrong Shi
Keyword(s):  
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma ◽  
Liver Metastases ◽  
Hepatic Artery ◽  
Infusion Pump ◽  
Objective Response ◽  
Complete Response ◽  
Hepatic Artery Infusion ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Extrahepatic Metastases ◽  
Grade 3

AbstractTo evaluate the benefits and risks of hepatic artery infusion (HAI) gemcitabine and floxuridine (FUDR) in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma liver metastases. HAI catheter systems were implanted under the guide of digital subtract angiography (DSA) in 16 patients with unresectable nasopharyngeal carcinoma liver metastases. HAI gemcitabine and FUDR in combination with radiotherapy and systemic chemotherapy were delivered. Disease control rate (DCR) of intrahepatic lesions is 100%, objective response rate (ORR) of intrahepatic lesions is 87.5%, including 4 patients (25%) with complete response (CR), 10 patients (62.5%) with partial response (PR) and 2 patients (12.5%) with stable disease (SD). The median overall survival (mOS) was 30 months. There was no significant difference between patients with < 9 intrahepatic lesions and patients with ≥ 9 intrahepatic lesions (31 months vs. 24 months, P = 0.562). Patients without extrahepatic metastases has longer survival than patients with extrahepatic metastases (31 months vs. 17 months, P = 0.005). In all 72 cycles of HAI, the main grade 3/4 toxicities related to HAI include: leukopenia occur in 8 cycles (11.1%), thrombocytopenia in 5 cycles (6.9%), AST/ALT elevation in 12 cycles (16.7). Catheter related complications occurred in 2 patients (12.5%). HAI gemcitabine and FUDR is effective to improve DCR of intrahepatic lesions and prolong mOS for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma liver metastases, and is associated with a relative low rate of toxicity.

scholarly journals Combined Systemic and Hepatic Artery Infusion Pump Chemo-Therapy as a Liver-Directed Therapy for Colorectal Liver Metastasis-Review of Literature and Case Discussion

Cancers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 1283
Author(s):  
Salman Chaudhry ◽  
Ryan C. Fields ◽  
Patrick M. Grierson ◽  
Kian-Huat Lim
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Liver Metastasis ◽  
Liver Metastases ◽  
Disease Control ◽  
Hepatic Artery ◽  
Systemic Chemotherapy ◽  
Infusion Pump ◽  
Colorectal Metastases ◽  
Hepatic Artery Infusion ◽  
Systemic Treatments

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most prevalent malignancy and the second most common cause of death in the US. Liver is the most common site of colorectal metastases. About 13% of patients with colorectal cancer have liver metastasis on initial presentation and 50% develop them during the disease course. Although systemic chemotherapy and immunotherapy are the mainstay treatment for patients with metastatic disease, for selected patients with predominant liver metastasis, liver-directed approaches may provide prolonged disease control when combined with systemic treatments. Hepatic artery infusion pump (HAIP) chemotherapy is an approach which allows direct infusion of chemotherapeutic into the liver and is especially useful in the setting of multifocal liver metastases. When combined with systemic chemotherapy, HAIP improves the response rate, provides more durable disease control, and in some patients leads to successful resection. To ensure safety, use of HAIP requires multidisciplinary collaboration between interventional radiologists, medical oncologists, hepatobiliary surgeons and treatment nurses. Here, we review the benefits and potential risks with this approach and provide our single institution experience on two CRC patients successfully treated with HAIP in combination with systemic chemotherapy. We provide our recommendations in adopting this technique in the current era for patient with colorectal liver metastases.

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