Bronchial arterial infusion chemotherapy with or without radiotherapy for advanced lung cancer
Huang, D.P.
Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi 12(3): 216-218
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0253-3766 PMID: 2249598 Document Number: 355979
Forty-two patients with Stage III and IV advanced lung cancer received bronchial arterial infusion of Cyclophosphamide or Mitomycin in combination with Adriamycin and Cisplatin (CAP or MAP). Twenty-six patients were given radiotherapy too. Histologically, 16 had squamous cell carcinoma, 11 adenocarcinoma, 3 small cell anaplastic carcinoma and 1 un-classified cancer. Eleven were diagnosed by bronchial arterial radiography. The short-term results showed that complete response rate (CR) was 53.8% and partial response rate (PR) 38.5% in patients treated with combined chemotherapy and radiotherapy whereas in those treated with infusion chemotherapy, CR and PR were 0% and 81.3% respectively.