A single centre's 10 year experience with isolated limb perfusion in the treatment of recurrent malignant melanoma of the limb

European Journal of Cancer : Official Journal for European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) [and] European Association for Cancer Research (EACR)
M K LingamA J McKay

Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess whether isolated limb perfusion can be performed safely and whether it offers improved disease-free survival for patients with limb malignant melanoma. Between August 1983 and July 1993, 103 patients (78 female, 25 male) with recurrent limb melanoma were treated by isolated limb perfusion (ILP) in Glasgow, U.K. The mean age of the patients was 62 years; 95 had leg recurrence, 8 had arm recurrence. The mean time from original diagnosis to ILP was 48 months (range 1-290). 102 iliac, 5 femoral, 7 popliteal and 8 axillary perfusions were performed. All patients had stage II (local recurrence within 3 cm of primary site) or stage III (regional metastases; tissues excluding nodes, nodes or combination) disease according to the MD Anderson Cancer Centre Staging System. At a mean follow-up of 30.7 months, 68 patients had died of recurrent disease (mean time to death 22.5 months). The 2 and 5 year survival of the group was 50 and 26%, respectively and disease-free survival was 23 and 12%, respectively. At first perfusion, 76% of patients showed complete response and 23% showed partial response. With repeat perfusion, 47% showed complete response and 53% had partial response. In conclusion, ILP is safe...Continue Reading

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