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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1981-2-26
pubmed:abstractText
We have utilized peritoneal dialysis via semipermanent Tenckhoff catheters to administer methotrexate and 5-fluorouracil to 16 patients with cancer whose tumor was confined to the intraabdominal space. The method of dialysis is described. The therapy was well tolerated by the patients. The major risks were bacterial peritonitis, local drug-induced peritonitis, and the systemic effects of the drugs. Theoretic modeling predicted that far greater concentrations of drug can be safely delivered by this route with less toxicity than when lower concentrations are administered by conventional routes. Furthermore, much higher concentrations should be achieved in the dialysate to which the tumor is exposed than in the systemic plasma. These predictions were confirmed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0080-0015
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
74
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
264-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-2-13
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1980
pubmed:articleTitle
The use of peritoneal dialysis for delivery of chemotherapy to intraperitoneal malignancies.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article