Adjuvant Hepatic Arterial Infusion Pump Chemotherapy After Resection of Colorectal Liver Metastases: Results of a Safety and Feasibility Study in The Netherlands

Florian E Buisman, Dirk J Grünhagen, Marjolein Y V Homs, Cecile Grootscholten, Wills F Filipe, Nancy E Kemeny, Andrea Cercek, Micheal I D'Angelica, Maarten L Donswijk, Leni van Doorn, Jasper Emmering, William R Jarnagin, T Peter Kingham, Elisabeth G Klompenhouwer, Niels F M Kok, Maria C Kuiper, Adriaan Moelker, Warner Prevoo, Michelle W J Versleijen, Cornelis VerhoefKoert F D Kuhlmann, Bas Groot Koerkamp*

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The 10-year overall survival with adjuvant hepatic arterial infusion pump (HAIP) chemotherapy after resection of colorectal liver metastases (CRLMs) was 61% in clinical trials from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. A pilot study was performed to evaluate the safety and feasibility of adjuvant HAIP chemotherapy in patients with resectable CRLMs.

STUDY DESIGN: A phase II study was performed in two centers in The Netherlands. Patients with resectable CRLM without extrahepatic disease were eligible. All patients underwent complete resection and/or ablation of CRLMs and pump implantation. Safety was determined by the 90-day HAIP-related postoperative complications from the day of pump placement (Clavien-Dindo classification, grade III or higher) and feasibility by the successful administration of the first cycle of HAIP chemotherapy.

RESULTS: A total of 20 patients, with a median age of 57 years (interquartile range [IQR] 51-64) were included. Grade III or higher HAIP-related postoperative complications were found in two patients (10%), both of whom had a reoperation (without laparotomy) to replace a pump with a slow flow rate or to reposition a flipped pump. No arterial bleeding, arterial dissection, arterial thrombosis, extrahepatic perfusion, pump pocket hematoma, or pump pocket infections were found within 90 days after surgery. After a median of 43 days (IQR 29-52) following surgery, all patients received the first dose of HAIP chemotherapy, which was completed uneventfully in all patients.

CONCLUSION: Pump implantation is safe, and administration of HAIP chemotherapy is feasible, in patients with resectable CRLMs, after training of a dedicated multidisciplinary team.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberWOS:000506884200062
Pages (from-to)4599-4607
Number of pages9
JournalAnnals of Surgical Oncology
Volume26
Issue number13
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2019

Bibliographical note

FUNDING:
Funding was received from Erasmus MC Efficiency
(Mrace), Erasmus MC Foundation, Coolsingel Foundation, and Tricumed GmBh (in kind).

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