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Efficacy of intraarterial chemoinfusion therapy for locally advanced breast cancer patients: a retrospective analysis of 28 cases

Authors Zhang, Liu, Wang, Qian, Wang, Yan, Zhang

Received 6 March 2013

Accepted for publication 4 May 2013

Published 25 June 2013 Volume 2013:6 Pages 761—765

DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/OTT.S44882

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Review by Single anonymous peer review

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Wei Zhang,1,* Rong Liu,1,* Yingying Wang,1 Sheng Qian,1 Jianhua Wang,1 Zhiping Yan,1 Hongwei Zhang2

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Department of Interventional Radiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China; 2Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China

*These authors contributed equally to this work

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the outcome of image-guided delivery of intraarterially infused chemotherapeutic drugs for patients with locally advanced breast cancer.
Methods: Twenty-eight patients with pathologically proven, locally advanced breast cancer received intraarterial chemoinfusion therapy (chemoinfusion) with docetaxel 75 mg/m2 and epirubicin 50 mg/m2. Digital subtraction angiography was performed to determine tumor arterial blood supply and to guide chemotherapy infusion. Patients were evaluated for complete remission (CR) and partial remission (PR).
Results: Twenty-eight patients received a total of 64 intraarterial chemoinfusions, 20 patients (71.4%) received two infusions, and eight patients (28.6%) received three infusions. One patient (3.6%) had CR and 23 (82.1%) had PR. The total effectiveness rate (CR and PR) was 85.7% (24/28). All stage 3 patients underwent Phase II surgical resection after chemoinfusion, and the surgical resection participation rate was 100% (26/26). The mean time from the first chemoinfusion to surgery was 2 ± 1.2 months. Two patients with stage 4 cancer died of distant metastasis and cachexia, and the remaining 26 patients were still alive.
Conclusion: Intraarterial chemoinfusion is a safe and effective therapy, achieving down-staging in a relatively short period for locally advanced breast cancer.

Keywords: advanced breast cancer, intraarterial infusion, chemotherapy, therapeutic effect

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