Clinical and basic studies on the treatment of cancer metastasis
Suemasu, K.; Yoneyama, T.; Naruke, T.; Tsuchiya, R.; Goya, T.; Miyazawa, N.
Gan to Kagaku Ryoho. Cancer and ChemoTherapy 14(3 Part 1): 561-566
1987
ISSN/ISBN: 0385-0684 PMID: 3827253 Document Number: 302538
Lung resection for metastatic lung tumors from cancers of other organs has shown a significant curative success rate among affected patients. Hepatectomy also shows promise as a good curative approach for patients with liver metastasis from cancers of various abdominal organs. Descriptive data and their analysis of metastases by Bross and Viadana indicate a cascade spreading process. The fact that key-sites such as the lung and/or liver which, for some time, have proved a stumbling block to the generalization of cancers by metastases, has led to the success of therapy for metastasis in the clinical field. Chemotherapy as an adjuvant therapy to surgery for key-site metastatic foci is anticipated to raise future cure rates.