ABSTRACT
Isolated hepatic perfusion(IHP)is the best re gional chemotherapy modal ity for treatment of unresectable liver primary cancer and liver metastases.The main principle of isolated hepatic chemotherapy is to achieve higher regional d rug concentrations and thus higher exposure of tumor tissue to the agents,resul ting in increased response rates,while shielding the organism from the systemic toxicity because of the much lower concentrations in the systemic circulation.At present the methods of IHP include surgical methods and methods with balloon c atheter technique,which promise to provide a micro-invasive procedure,bu t are not fully mature.The key point of successful IHP is low leakage or leakage-free.The more beneficial aspect of IHP is that it can simultaneously apply hyperthe r my and biologic agent TNF to improve sensitivity of chemotherapy,which is not p ossible in other regional chemotherapy.From previous literatures this overview is to describe the principle,procedure techniques,leakage monitor methods,hyp erthermy application,administration agents,therapeutic reaction,complications and perspective of IHP.