Trans-Lymphatic Infusion of Immunochemical Drugs in the Treatment of Lymphatic Metastases
- VernacularTitle:经淋巴管免疫化疗治疗淋巴转移癌
- Author:
Qingfan ZHANG
;
Zhaohui JIANG
;
Jianliang MIAO
;
Sheng YANG
;
Linbao XU
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Cancer;
Lymphatics;
Interventional therapy;
Biochemotherapy
- From:
Journal of Interventional Radiology
1992;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Purpose:To investigate the effectiveness of intralymphatic infusion of anti- cancer agents and cytokines in the treatmrnt of malignancy.Materials anti methods:23 patients suffering from advanced metastatic cancers anti 2 primary lymphomas,unresponsble to the standard therapies or intra-arterial chemotherapy,were treated with lymphatic injections of an- ticancer ddrugs or combiation with biochemotherapy.Results:Follow-up study about one month after the therapy,comparing with findings on lymthatic radiographies anti computed tomographic scans,revealed decrease of lymphnodes in size in 23 cases.Conclusion:This therapeutic ap- proach proved to be an effective and safe method for the palliative treatment of advanced lym- phatic metastases and lymphomas.The procedure was feasible without serious compllications.
