Colorectal liver metastases: Regional chemotherapy via transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) and hepatic chemoperfusion: An update

European Radiology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1025-1034

  Vogl, Thomas J ^a   Zangos, Stephan ^a   Eichler, Katrin ^a   Yakoub, Danny ^b   Nabil, Mohamed ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemoembolization; HAI; Hepatic arterial infusion; Liver metastases; Regional chemotherapy; TACE

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CISPLATIN; FLOXURIDINE; FLUOROURACIL; GELFOAM; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; HEPARIN; INTERFERON; IODINATED POPPYSEED OIL; IRINOTECAN; MELPHALAN; MITOMYCIN; MITOMYCIN C; OXALIPLATIN; STARCH MICROSPHERE;

BILE DUCT FISTULA; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETER OCCLUSION; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; CHOLECYSTITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COIL EMBOLIZATION; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG TUMOR LEVEL; FIRST PASS EFFECT; GASTRODUODENAL ULCER; GASTROENTERITIS; HEPATOBILIARY DISEASE; HUMAN; LIVER ABSCESS; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER METASTASIS; LIVER PERFUSION; LIVER RESECTION; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; SURVIVAL TIME; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR LYSIS SYNDROME;

CHEMOEMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34248650698     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-006-0372-5     Document Type: Review

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