Patients with primary and secondary liver cancer may participate in this study. The purpose is to perform an analysis of the effects of doxorubicin and its metabolite doxorubicinol on the body (doxorubicin pharmacokinetics ) after conventional transarterial chemoembolization (cTACE). A pharmacokinetics profile (PK profile) will be constructed and will include peak of plasma concentration (Cmax), time of maximum concentration (TMax), and area under the concentration curve (AUC). This composite measure will be used to compare patients in cTACE lobar administration and cTACE superselective administration. In addition, the PK profile will be correlated with toxicity, tumor burden, body surface area, and gender. Feasibility and safety will also be assessed.
Patients with primary and secondary liver cancer may participate in this study. The purpose is to perform an analysis of the effects of doxorubicin and its metabolite doxorubicinol on the body (doxorubicin pharmacokinetics ) after conventional transarterial chemoembolization (cTACE). cTACE is a procedure in which chemotherapy drugs are injected, followed by an injection of small beads to block the tumor-feeding arteries. Doxorubicin is a chemotherapeutic agent used in the cTACE procedure. This study will examine doxorubicin pharmacokinetics in patients who: 1) receive whole liver cTACE; and 2) receive super-selective CTACE (i.e., delivered in close proximity to the tumor).