Isolated limb infusion: Institutional protocol and implementation

J Surg Oncol. 2020 Jul;122(1):99-105. doi: 10.1002/jso.25886. Epub 2020 Mar 11.

Abstract

Patients with unresectable cutaneous and soft tissue malignancies confined to a limb have many treatment options. Isolated limb infusion (ILI) is one therapeutic option whereby the extremity is isolated and perfused with high-dose chemotherapy through a percutaneously placed catheter-based procedure. A detailed description of the ILI protocol at the Moffitt Cancer Center is given. We have shown that ILI is a safe and effective treatment strategy for malignancies confined to an extremity.

Keywords: in-transit metastasis; isolated limb infusion; melphalan; regional therapy.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Chemotherapy, Cancer, Regional Perfusion / education
  • Chemotherapy, Cancer, Regional Perfusion / methods*
  • Extremities / blood supply
  • Extremities / pathology
  • Humans
  • Learning Curve
  • Melanoma / drug therapy*
  • Sarcoma / drug therapy*
  • Skin Neoplasms / drug therapy*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents