Hepatic artery infusion for liver metastases from colorectal cancer.

INFUSION therapy; LIVER metastasis; COLON cancer treatment; FLUOROURACIL; ANTINEOPLASTIC agents; CANCER treatment; DRUG therapy; THERAPEUTICS

Comments on the treatment of unresectable hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer with floxuridine or 5-fluorouracil chemotherapy via hepatic artery infusion. Discussion of research by David Kerr and colleagues in this issue evaluating the clinical usefulness of hepatic artery infusion compared with intravenous chemotherapy; Reference to systemic treatment of advanced colorectal cancer with irinotecan and oxaliplatin.