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Isolation and ar terial perfusion of the liver eliminates or significantly re duces systemic toxicity, and allows higher doses of toxic chemotherapy. Isolated liver perfusion began in the 1960s, using an open, operative technique. The advent of advanced vascular catheters and an extracorporeal map キナーゼ 阻害剤 venous hemofiltration system have allowed development of a minimally invasive, percutaneous technique. A phase I study of Hepatic Arterial melphalan Infusion and Hepatic Venous Hemofiltration using percutaneous catheters in patients with unresectable hepatic malignan cies enrolled 12 patients treated at dose of 2. 0 mg kg then dose escalation, Planned treatment course included 4 treatments separated by 4 weeks, and 3 mg kg was the maximum tolerated dose. Dose limiting toxicities were neutropenia and throm bocytopenia.<br>br<> Overall radiographic response rate was 30%. Among the 10 patients with ocular melanoma, a 50% overall response rate was observed, including two complete responses. With chemosaturation therapy using percutaneous hepatic perfusion it is possible to use dosages of melphalan 12 times higher than the dose used for the systemic treatment of mul Linifanib 分子量 tiple myeloma. At the 2010 ASCO Congress phase III data were presented, in which 93 pts with Stage IV mel anoma Liver only liver predominant metastases were randomized to receive CS PHP or best alternative care. Significant improve ment in the primary endpoint was obtained with an extension of median PFS by 6. 6 months, There was consistent improvement in sec ondary endpoints, but the crossover design of the trial precluded evaluation of an impact on OS, Expected bone marrow toxicities of melphalan were the main side effect.<br>br<> New developments for CS PHP include second generation filters, with improved drug extraction effi ciency. First generation filters have a clinical LY3009104 dissolve solubility extraction efficiency of 77%, whereas in bench top experiments, second generation filters have extraction of approxi mately 97%. Demonstration of improved extraction and possibly decreased systemic drug exposure and toxicity are pending in ongoing studies. Bridge between melanoma and colo rectal cancer: biology of tumor microenvironment Discovery of specific mutations leads to development of clinically useful inhibitors of critical signaling pathways but usually is limited to specific type of tumor.<br>br<> However, the importance of the immune response and the role of microenvironment in cancer development, progression and metastasis has been recognized as potential therapy target to improve cancer patients survival in many tumor types, including melanoma. For example, the cri tical role of the microenvironment in the growth of can cer is supported by the role and the therapeutic potential of angiogenesis. Current data indicate that se creted stromal factors that can mediate drug resistance and predict response to treatment based on microenvi ronmental factors could be shared between various tu mors. Thus, promising studies of microenvironment and immune response in different type of tumors can benefit melanoma and vice versa as discussed in this section.