[Study of intermittent intra-arterial infusion chemotherapy in liver metastases from squamous cell carcinoma]

There are few reports about the methods, amounts, and kinds of dosage about intermittent intra-arterial chemotherapy of liver metastases from primal pathological type's squamous cell carcinoma. Because they are less than liver metastases from adenocarcinoma of colon or stomach. Although it is important of other factors about the operative method of primary focus and metastases of the other parts, it is possible that those cases obtained the good prognosis and protected liver failure, if those liver metastases could be controlled well. In our department from January 1987 to December 1989, 9 cases of inoperative liver metastases of squamous cell carcinoma (esophagus: 4 cases, larynx: 3 cases and cervix of uterus 2 cases) were treated of intra-arterial infusion chemotherapy of FAM (5Fu 500 mg/week, ADM 30 mg/4 weeks and MMC 4 mg/2 weeks) and CDDP methods (only CDDP 10 mg/week). Cases of esophagus carcinoma were treated with FAM method. On the CT-scan one of the cases showed the reduction rate of more than 50% and was a Progressive Response (PC), and the SCC tumor marker decreased in 2 cases. However, 2 other cases died of liver failure. Cases of larynx were treated with FAM and CDDP methods. However, on the CT-scan all of the cases showed No Change (NC) nor decrease in SCC. But thinking of prognosis FAM was better than CDDP. Cases of cervix of uterus were treated with the FAM and CDDP methods. FAM was not different than the CDDP in the prognosis and effect.