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Annals of Oncology 13:1687-1688, 2002
© 2002 European Society for Medical Oncology

Letters to the Editor

Intra-arterial hepatic chemotherapy combined with continuous infusion of 5-fluorouracil in patients with metastatic cholangiocarcinoma

M. Cantore, C. Rabbi, S. Guadagni, D. Zamagni and E. Aitini

Oncologia Medica ed Ematologia, Azienda Ospedaliera Carlo Poma, Viale Albertoni 1, 46100 Mantova, Italy (E-mail: oncologiamn@hotmail.com)

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Cholangiocarcinoma refers to primary cancer of intrahepatic bile ducts. Resection is the most effective treatment, with a median survival of 36 months and a 5-year survival rate of 50%; however, unresectable tumors have a very poor prognosis with a median survival of 11 months and a 3-year survival rate of 21% [1, 2]. No good chemotherapy regimen is currently available, but 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), doxorubicin and . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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