RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Regional delivery of anticancer drugs: Current applications
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 584
OP 586
VO 67
IS 8
A2 Markman, Maurie
YR 2000
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/67/8/584.abstract
AB For cancers that remain confined to a specific region through most of their course, one treatment option is to deliver anticancer drugs directly to that region. Clinical experience shows that regional delivery can palliate symptoms, improve quality of life, and prolong survival. However, whether it increases the cure rate remains controversial, and it is costly because of the need to surgically implant infusion devices.