Regional Chemotherapy

"This book features a relatively thorough discussion of regional chemotherapy in most body cavities, and for most diseases for which there is a current use. Extensive coverage of intraperitoneal chemotherapy for ovarian and gastrointestinal cancers, mesothelioma, is a strength of the text. Likewise, isolated limb and organ perfusion are extensively covered... This is a good book with a good purpose...it is comprehensive and can be a useful guide in caring for the individual patient or implementing a new approach to treatment in general. Some otherwise hard to find information is presented in this book, which may help in the general dissemination of and use of these therapies. "-Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal "The promising and highly innovative approaches to the management of malignant diseases that employ regional drug delivery have been reported during past several years. This book provides an excellent state-of-the-art of this topic...many distinguished contributors-the leading clinicians and clinical investigators discuss in depth all clinical aspects of intrahepatic chemotherapy, isolated limb perfusion, intravesical, intraventricular and intrathccal application of antincoplastic drugs as well as the intracavitary chemotherapy." - Neoplasma "Specific malignant disease settings are exhaustively discussed, and while the local/regional therapeutic approach is advocated throughout, other, more traditional, strategies are also discussed, as is regional drug delivery as part of a multidisciplinary management effort in the most complex tumor forms...The book also includes an important topical chapter on intraperitoneal biological therapies for ovarian cancer, and researchers in this area will appreciate the wealth of recent biological references...The methods and the chemotherapies described, illustrated by a number of useful figures, will provide a good source of reference for oncologists, surgeons, gynaecologists, haematologists and other oncological specialists seeking to enrich their understanding and hone their skills in this rapidly expanding sector."...Retinoids "Rather than encouraging open acceptance of sophisticated, challenging techniques, the authors of each chapter cautiously present pros, cons, and the pitfalls of promising areas in cancer therapy. Few if any individual text books in the field of surgical oncology have focused solely on this developing field of cancer treatment. A surgeon or oncologist interested in an initial review of the subject will be rewarded with a clinical treatise that advances new cancer treating strategies." - Arch Surg

• 1 Principles of Regional Antineoplastic Drug Delivery.- 2 Intrahepatic Chemotherapy for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer.- 3 Regional Hepatic Arterial Infusion Chemotherapy forHepatic Colorectal Metastases.- 4 Regional Chemotherapy of Melanoma.- 5 Isolated Limb Perfusion for Malignant Melanoma and Soft Tissue Sarcoma.- 6 Lung Perfusion for Treatment of Metastatic Sarcoma to the Lungs.- 7 Regional Chemotherapy of Cancer of the Pancreas.- 8 National Cancer Institute Experience with Regional Therapy for Unresectable Primary and Metastatic Cancer of the Liver or Peritoneal Cavity.- 9 Surgical Considerations in Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy.- 10 Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Experience with Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy of Ovarian Cancer.- 11 Southwest Oncology Group Experience with Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy of Ovarian Cancer.- 12 Intraperitoneal Biologic Therapy for Ovarian Cancer.- 13 Intraperitoneal Therapy with Fluoropyrimidines in the Treatment of Ovarian and Gastrointestinal Cancers.- 14 Cytoreductive Surgery and Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Peritoneal Surface Malignancies.- 15 Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Experience with Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Gastric Cancer.- 16 Regional Therapy for Gastric Cancer with and without Peritoneal Metastasis by Intraperitoneal Hyperthermic Chemoperfusion.- 17 Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy in Management of Peritoneal Mesothelioma.- 18 Intravesical Therapy for Superficial Bladder Cancer.- 19 Principles of Intrathecal Chemotherapy.- 20 Regional Chemotherapy for Meningeal Involvement with Breast Cancer.- 21 Regional Chemotherapy for Treatment and Prophylaxis of Meningeal Lymphoma.- 22 Regional Chemotherapy for the Treatment and Prophylaxis of Meningeal Leukemia.