Hepatic artery infusion of melphalan in patients with liver metastases from ocular melanoma
Hepatic artery infusion of melphalan in patients with liver metastases from ocular melanoma
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DOI:
10.1002/jso.24984
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发表时间:
2018-04-01
影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
Pingpank, James F.
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作者:
Boone, Brian A.;Perkins, Samantha;Pingpank, James F.
Background and ObjectivesOcular melanoma has a predilection for liver metastases. Systemic treatment is ineffective and the optimal regional therapy approach is poorly defined. Isolated hepatic perfusion (IHP) with melphalan has emerged as a viable treatment option, however a subset of patients are not candidates for this treatment. We therefore sought to determine if melphalan could be safely administered via the hepatic artery for these patients.MethodsA retrospective review of patients treated with hepatic artery infusion (HAI) of melphalan was undertaken. All patients had contraindications to IHP and were without other therapy options. Melphalan infusion was repeated every four weeks with consideration for dose escalation in the absence of toxicity or significant disease progression.ResultsFourteen patients were treated with HAI of melphalan from 2010 to 2015. All patients had hepatic dysfunction or prohibitive tumor volume precluding IHP. There were no procedure-related complications. Three patients (21%) died within 30 days and the median survival was 2.9 months. Elevated baseline bilirubin >2.5mg/dL was associated with worse overall survival (0.93 vs 6.3 months, P