[Targeting anticancer chemotherapy dispersed in lipid contrast medium in hepatoblastoma in childhood]

Fourteen cases of malignant liver tumor in childhood were experienced in our department during past 14 years. Since 1984 we have performed preoperative targeting anticancer chemotherapy using oily anticancer agents such as THP-adriamycin 30 mg/m2. These oil emulsion was making with 20 mg amounts of THP-adriamycin dissolved in 5 ml urographin and 15 ml volume of lipiodol. These mixture were administered by catheterizing the hepatic artery under X-ray monitoring in 6 cases with hepatoblastoma. Remarkable anticancer effects of this targeting chemotherapy were achieved, the serum AFP level and tumor size both showing a decrease in all cases, and the resectability of tumor showing a increase in 5 among 6 cases in comparison with 50% resectability before 1983.