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      Trans-arterial chemoembolization (TACE) of liver metastases from colorectal cancer using irinotecan-eluting beads: preliminary results.

      Anticancer research
      Antineoplastic Agents, administration & dosage, therapeutic use, Camptothecin, analogs & derivatives, Chemoembolization, Therapeutic, Colorectal Neoplasms, pathology, radiography, Drug Carriers, Humans, Liver Neoplasms, drug therapy, secondary, Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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          The purpose of the study was to evalutate the feasibility of irinotecan drug-eluting beads (DC Bead) administered as trans-arterial chemoembolization (TACE) in patients with liver metastases from colorectal cancer (CRC). Ten patients with liver metastases from CRC were treated with TACE adopting irinotecan-eluting beads at a dose of 100 mg every 3 weeks. Computed Tomography (CT) was performed 24h before and after TACE. TACE with irinotecan eluting beads was found to be feasible and well-tolerated. Right upper quadrant pain (RUQP) lasting 4 days (range 2-7) was reported by all the patients. After 30 days, a reduction >50% of CEA levels and of the lesional contrast enhancement was observed in all the patients. Irinotecan drug-eluting beads administered as TACE were shown to be active and safe in patients with liver metastases from CRC.

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