Abstract
This article briefly reviews the current status of bronchial artery chemoinfusion
therapy, and short- and long-term results, especially for unresectable non-small cell
lung cancers. The rationale of bronchial artery chemoinfusion therapy, selection of
patients and chemotherapy agents, and pretreatment evaluation are described. The technical
issues involved in the procedure, including bronchial artery anatomy, angiographic
technique, infusion of anticancer agents, and complications are also outlined. The
promising tumor response rate indicates that bronchial artery chemoinfusion is effective
in cytoreduction in advanced lung cancer, and can play an important role in multimodality
management of non-small cell lung cancer.
Keywords:
Lung cancer - bronchial artery - bronchial artery infusion - regional chemotherapy
