[Preoperative selective intra-arterial chemotherapy in gastric cancer]

Preoperative intraarterial chemotherapy was administered to 69 patients with gastric cancer. In 34 patients the tumor was localized in the antral portion, in 27 in the body of the stomach involving the proximal portion, and in 8 total involvement of the stomach was revealed. Left gastric artery was catheterized in 42 patients, right gastric-omental artery in 27. An original method of "loop" catheterization of celiac artery branches was used permitting a selective probing of gastric arteries proper. For prolonged intraarterial chemotherapy of gastric cancer adriablastin or farmorubicin were used in single dose 30 mg/M2, 5-fluorouracil in dose 500 mg/M2; the cytostatics were infused in 2-3 sessions. Immediate results of intraarterial chemotherapy were assessed by angiography and other instrumental methods of investigation, as well as intraoperatively and by morphometric analysis. In 62.4% of patients significant or total destruction of the tumor was attained, the volumic share of a viable tumor component being 0 to 2.1%. Altogether 95% of patients survived the follow-up of 2 to 30 months.