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Intra‐arterial infusion and chemo‐embolization for melanoma liver metastases
Author(s) -
Lodh Suhrid,
Maher Richard,
Guminski Alexander
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.23551
Subject(s) - medicine , context (archaeology) , melanoma , arterial embolization , systemic therapy , embolization , intensive care medicine , surgery , cancer , cancer research , paleontology , breast cancer , biology
This article will review the rationale for hepatic arterial administration of agents to treat melanoma liver metastases, the techniques and practical considerations pertinent to hepatic arterial therapy, the variety of agents that have been used and the reported outcomes. Recent and emerging developments will be highlighted and the potential role of liver‐directed therapies in the context of molecular advances and improved systemic therapy will be discussed. J. Surg. Oncol. 2014 109:376–382 . © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.