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  2. Hepatic artery embolization - Wikipedia

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    The treatment was initially developed in the early 1970s. [1] The several types of hepatic artery treatments are based on the observation that tumor cells get nearly all their nutrients from the hepatic artery, while the normal cells of the liver get about 70-80 percent of their nutrients and 50% their oxygen supply from the portal vein, and ...

  3. Melanoma - Wikipedia

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    IL-2 was the first new therapy approved (1990 EU, 1992 US) for the treatment of metastatic melanoma in 20 years. [139] IL-2 may offer the possibility of a complete and long-lasting remission in this disease in a small percentage of people with melanoma. [140]

  4. Bland embolization - Wikipedia

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    Patients with hepatic metastatic disease from neuroendocrine tumors, gastrointestinal stromal tumors and other sarcomas, ocular melanoma, and some "hypervascular" metastases (such as those from breast cancer or renal cell cancer) may also be candidates for bland embolization, assuming the liver is the only site of disease, or when the procedure ...

  5. Liver metastasis - Wikipedia

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    A liver metastasis is a malignant tumor in the liver that has spread from another organ that is affected by cancer. The liver is a common site for metastatic disease because of its rich, dual blood supply (the liver receives blood via the hepatic artery and portal vein). Metastatic tumors in the liver are 20 times more common than primary liver ...

  6. Aspirin may prevent cancer metastasis by boosting ... - AOL

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    In the current study, looking at the mouse model of melanoma — an aggressive form of skin cancer — the researchers found that mice which received aspirin developed fewer metastases than ...

  7. Pembrolizumab - Wikipedia

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    Micrograph showing a PD-L1 positive non-small cell lung carcinoma. PD-L1 immunostain. As of 2019, pembrolizumab is used via intravenous infusion to treat inoperable or metastatic melanoma, metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in certain situations, as a first-line treatment for metastatic bladder cancer in patients who cannot receive cisplatin-based chemotherapy and have high levels ...

  8. Cancer immunotherapy - Wikipedia

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    As of 2019, pembrolizumab, which blocks PD-1, programmed cell death protein 1, has been used via intravenous infusion to treat inoperable or metastatic melanoma, metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in certain situations, as a second-line treatment for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), after platinum-based chemotherapy ...

  9. Uveal melanoma - Wikipedia

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    Uveal melanoma is a type of eye cancer in the uvea of the eye. [4] It is traditionally classed as originating in the iris, choroid, and ciliary body, but can also be divided into class I (low metastatic risk) and class II (high metastatic risk). [4] Symptoms include blurred vision, loss of vision, and photopsia, but there may be no symptoms. [5]

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