The treatment of hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer with radiation therapy alone or combined with chemotherapy or misonidazole Journal Article
| Authors: | Minsky, B. D.; Leibel, S. A. |
| Article Title: | The treatment of hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer with radiation therapy alone or combined with chemotherapy or misonidazole |
| Abstract: | In summary, whole liver RT alone is generally well tolerated and, in most cases, offers some palliative benefit. It is difficult to determine its ultimate impact on survival since many patients treated with this single modality have extra-hepatic disease. In addition, the dose of radiation which the liver can tolerate is not adequate to control gross disease. The addition of chemotherapy (systemic and/or intra-hepatic) appears promising. However, further follow-up and randomized trials need to be performed before this is known with certainty. The use of misonidazole in the dosages and techniques employed by the RTOG did not appear to enhance overall survival. More innovative techniques of delivering RT, including intraoperative brachytherapy, radiolabeled antibodies, and hyperfractionated external beam RT require further investigation in order to determine their efficacy. © 1989. |
| Keywords: | review; doxorubicin; fluorouracil; multimodality cancer therapy; liver neoplasms; cancer radiotherapy; combined modality therapy; antineoplastic agent; colorectal cancer; colorectal neoplasms; liver metastasis; randomized controlled trials; misonidazole; floxuridine; intravenous drug administration; human; priority journal |
| Journal Title: | Cancer Treatment Reviews |
| Volume: | 16 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| ISSN: | 0305-7372 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Inc. |
| Date Published: | 1989-12-01 |
| Start Page: | 213 |
| End Page: | 219 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0305-7372(89)90042-x |
| PUBMED: | 2700316 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | Article -- Export Date: 14 April 2020 -- Source: Scopus |
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