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Objective To investigate the clinical effect of superselective arterial infusion chemotherapy(SACT) and embolization in advanced cervical carcinoma patients before surgery. Methods 26 previously untreated patients with stage ⅡA-Ⅳ cervical carcinoma admitted from January 2004 to March 2008 were enrolled into the study, patients underwent SACT of the internal iliac artery(dose of the drug: CBP 80 rag, VCR 2 rag, MMC 16 mg) by Seldinger technique in the surveillance of DSA, the obvious branches of the tumor blood supply were embolized by gelfoam particles. Size of tumor before and after chemotherapy was measured by gynecological examination combined with B ultrasonic examination and CT, then calculated the percentage of tumor regression. Radical hysterectomy was administered one month after chemotherapy. Results 24 patients were evaluated as PR, the reaction rate of chemotherapy was 92.3 %. Conclusion SACT before surgery can effectively reduce tumor volume, decrease lymphatic metastasis and subclinical dissemination and enhance the opportunity of radical hysterectomy, and to improve the quality of life and OS of the advanced cervical carcinoma patients.