Character of drug targeting lymph nodes after regional injection of carboplatin-activated carbon in patients with breast cancer / 中国癌症杂志

ABSTRACT

Purpose: To examine the drug concentration in axillary nodes after regional injection of carboplatin-activated carbon suspension (CP-CH) in patients with breast cancer, and compared the result with what happened after regional injection of carboplatin solution ( CP-Sol). Methods: 32 patients with breast cancer were divided into 2 groups randomly with 16 patients in each group. One group received regional subcutaneous injection of CP-CH adjacent to the primary tumor. The contrast group received CP-Sol under the same conditions. Modified mammectomy was done 1, 12, 24, 72 hours later. The carboplatin concentration in axillary lymph nodes was examined by atom absorbing spectrometry. Results: At 1, 12, 24, 72 hours after injection of CP-CH, the carboplatin concentration in lymph nodes was 11.23?5. 66u,g/g, 26.40?11. 18u.g/g, 18.72?7. 14u.g/g, 15. 44?6. 92u,g/g, respectively. At 1, 12, 24 hours after injection of CP-Sol, the carboplatin concentration was 0. 24? 0. 06ug/g, 0. 13? 0. 08ug/g, 0. 12? 0. 04ug/g, respectively. No carboplatin was found at 72 hours after injection. The differences between the two groups were very significant (P