Hepatic artery chemoembolization in patients with ocular melanoma metastatic to the liver: response, survival, and prognostic factors

American Journal of Clinical Oncology
Sanjay GuptaPatrick Hwu

Abstract

Although hepatic arterial chemoembolization (HACE) has been used for treatment of ocular melanoma metastatic to the liver, the prognostic indicators for survival after HACE have not been studied. We evaluated response rates and survival durations after HACE in such patients and analyzed factors affecting their survival. The medical records of patients with ocular melanoma metastatic to liver who underwent HACE at our institution from 1992 to 2005 were reviewed. The radiologic tumor response rates, and overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival durations were calculated, and patient, tumor, and treatment variables were analyzed to identify factors influencing survival. One hundred twenty-five patients underwent 265 HACE sessions. Of 105 patients in whom radiologic responses could be evaluated, 12 (11%) had partial responses, 17 (16%) had minor responses, 68 (65%) had stable disease, and 8 (8%) had progressive disease. The median OS and progression-free survival durations were 6.7 and 3.8 months, respectively. Multivariate analysis showed that >75% liver involvement and high lactate dehydrogenase levels were associated with short OS. Patients who had radiologic responses to HACE had a longer median OS duration than did p...Continue Reading

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