Adjuvant hepatic arterial IL-2 and MMC, 5-FU after curative resection of colorectal liver metastases

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Based on our favorable results of interleukin-2-based immuno-chemotherapy in the treatment of unresectable liver metastases from colorectal cancer, we utilized this therapy for the prevention of liver recurrence after liver resection.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Eighteen patients with colon cancer metastatic to the liver underwent successful hepatic resection and adjuvant immunochemotherapy that included hepatic arterial infusion of interleukin-2 and mitomycin C, 5-fluorouracil. The regimen consisted of weekly interleukin-2 (1.4-2x 10(6) units), 5-fluorouracil (250 mg) by 2-hour infusion and bolus mitomycin C (4 mg) for 6 months.

RESULTS: Fourteen of 18 patients are alive and disease-free with a median postoperative follow-up of 28.5 months. Recurrent cancer has developed in 4 of the 18 patients (22%). The site of first recurrence was the lung in three patients (17%) and the pelvis in one (6%); no patients recurred in the liver.

CONCLUSIONS: We recommend this adjuvant immuno-chemotherapy for the prevention of liver recurrence after curative resection of colorectal liver metastases.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1996

Erschienen:

1996

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:43

Enthalten in:

Hepato-gastroenterology - 43(1996), 9 vom: 20. Mai, Seite 688-91

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Okuno, K [VerfasserIn]
Shigeoka, H [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Y S [VerfasserIn]
Son, E [VerfasserIn]
Kayama, H [VerfasserIn]
Nakai, T [VerfasserIn]
Koh, K [VerfasserIn]
Yasutomi, M [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

50SG953SK6
Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
Fluorouracil
Interleukin-2
Journal Article
Mitomycin
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
U3P01618RT

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 14.01.1997

Date Revised 21.11.2013

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM087705990