Prospective randomized controlled trial of hepatic arterial embolization or infusion chemotherapy with 5-fluorouracil and degradable starch microspheres for colorectal liver metastases

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Treatment of liver metastases from colorectal cancer with hepatic artery occlusion, intraportal 5-fluorouracil infusion, and oral allopurinol. A randomized clinical trial

✍ Larsolof Hafström; Boel Engaräs; Stig B Holmberg; Bengt Gustavsson; Per-Ebbe Jön 📂 Article 📅 1994 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 688 KB

Background. Regional therapy for colorectal liver metastases aimed at prolonging survival has not been tested fully in a randomized trial with untreated control subjects. This study explored the efficacy of temporary hepatic artery occlusion followed by intraportal infusion of 5-fluorouracil[5-FU) a