Five patients with uveal melanoma metastatic to the liver (two to five lesions per patient) were prospectively enrolled and treated with transarterial chemoembolization with drug-eluting beads preloaded with irinotecan as a first-line therapy. An overall response rate of 80% was obtained per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors. All patients were alive after mean follow-up durations of 10.6 months and 16.3 months, respectively, after the first treatment and the diagnosis of liver metastasis. The apparent diffusion coefficient values obtained by diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging were significantly lower in lesions that showed a response. These findings are very promising and can constitute the background for further studies involving larger cohorts of patients. © 2012 SIR.
Transarterial chemoembolization with drug-eluting beads preloaded with irinotecan as a first-line approach in uveal melanoma liver metastases: Tumor response and predictive value of diffusion-weighted MR imaging in five patients
Venturini M.;
2012-01-01
Abstract
Five patients with uveal melanoma metastatic to the liver (two to five lesions per patient) were prospectively enrolled and treated with transarterial chemoembolization with drug-eluting beads preloaded with irinotecan as a first-line therapy. An overall response rate of 80% was obtained per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors. All patients were alive after mean follow-up durations of 10.6 months and 16.3 months, respectively, after the first treatment and the diagnosis of liver metastasis. The apparent diffusion coefficient values obtained by diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging were significantly lower in lesions that showed a response. These findings are very promising and can constitute the background for further studies involving larger cohorts of patients. © 2012 SIR.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.