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Semin intervent Radiol 1998; 15(4): 361-364
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1057028
Copyright © 1998 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Principles of Regional Cancer Therapy

Michael C. Soulen
  • Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania
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21 May 2008 (online)

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Abstract

The value of a locally or regionally directed therapy depends on four key principles: an anatomically confined tumor, therapeutic advantage, technical feasibility, and clinical benefit. Each of these principles must be addressed in designing technologies and rational applications for regional therapy.

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Arteries, chemotherapeutic infusion - arteries, chemotherapeutic embolization - neoplasms, blood supply