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The CPT code set describes medical, surgical, and diagnostic services and is designed to communicate uniform information about medical services and procedures among physicians, coders, patients, accreditation organizations, and payers for administrative, financial, and analytical purposes.
Secondly, focused administration of chemotherapy allows for delivery of a higher dose to the tissue while simultaneously reducing systemic exposure, which is typically the dose-limiting factor. This effect is potentiated by the fact that the chemotherapeutic drug is not washed out from the tumor vascular bed by blood flow after embolization.
A chemosensitivity assay is a laboratory test that measures the number of tumor cells that are killed by chemotherapy. The test is done after the tumor cells are removed from the body. A chemosensitivity assay may help in choosing the best drug or drugs for the cancer being treated.
Adjuvant treatment in patients with stage III colon cancer is recommended [2] for 12 cycles, every two weeks. The recommended dose schedule is as follows: Day 1: Oxaliplatin 85 mg/m 2 intravenous (IV) infusion in 250-500 mL D5W and leucovorin 200 mg/m 2 IV infusion in D5W administered concurrently over 120 minutes in separate bags using a Y-line, followed by fluorouracil (5-FU) 400 mg/m 2 IV ...
FOLFIRI is a chemotherapy regimen for treatment of colorectal cancer.It is made up of the following drugs: [1] FOL – folinic acid (), a vitamin B derivative with multiple applications, which in this context decreases the cytotoxicity of 5-fluorouracil;
During World War II, the Cancer Chemotherapy National Service Center was set up to develop new drugs. [4] Successes in treating acute childhood leukemia and advanced Hodgkin's disease led to increased screening for anti-tumor chemicals. It was discovered that combining different drugs improved treatment outcomes.
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Percutaneous hepatic perfusion (PHP) is a regionalized, minimally-invasive approach to cancer treatment [1] currently undergoing Phase II and Phase III clinical testing.PHP treats a variety of hepatic tumors by isolating the liver and exposing the organ to high-dose chemotherapy.