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Intraarterial infusion chemotherapy for hepatic carcinoma using a totally implantable infusion pump [PDF]

Cancer, 1980
Intraarterial infusion chemotherapy has several theoretical advantage over conventional therapy for the treatment of unresectable malignancies. However, the catheter problems and patient restriction to the hospital associated with its use have resulted in infrequent application and a notable lack of progress in this field of oncology.
H, Buchwald, T B, Grage, P P, Vassilopoulos, T D, Rohde, R L, Varco, P J, Blackshear   +5 more
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Intravenous Treprostinil in Severe Inoperable Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension Using Implantable Pumps—Single-Center Experience over More Than a Decade

Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, 2023
The management of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension has significantly changed over the last decade with the availability of both specific therapies and interventional treatments.
Regina Steringer-Mascherbauer, Charlotte Huber, Uwe Fröschl, Dagmar Engleder, Reinhold Függer, Maria Lummersdorfer, Ralf Lenhard, Martin Martinek   +7 more
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Advances and Challenges in IoT-Based Smart Drug Delivery Systems: A Comprehensive Review

Applied System Innovation, 2023
In the current era of technology, the internet of things (IoT) plays a vital role in smart drug delivery systems. It is an emerging field that offers promising solutions for improving the efficacy, safety, and patient compliance of drug therapies.
Amisha S. Raikar, Pramod Kumar, Gokuldas (Vedant) S. Raikar, Sandesh N. Somnache   +3 more
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Improving the clinical value and utility of CGM systems: issues and recommendations : a joint statement of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes and the American Diabetes Association Diabetes Technology Working Group [PDF]

, 2017
The first systems for continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) became available over 15 years ago. Many then believed CGM would revolutionise the use of intensive insulin therapy in diabetes; however, progress towards that vision has been gradual.
Bergenstal, Richard M., Fleming, G. Alexander, Heinemann, Lutz, Holl, Reinhard W., Peters, Anne L., Petrie, John R.   +5 more
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Flow rate variance of a fully implantable pump for the delivery of intravenous treprostinil in pulmonary arterial hypertension

Pulmonary Circulation, 2020
Implantable infusion pumps might improve the convenience and safety of intravenous treprostinil for pulmonary arterial hypertension. The LENUS Pro® pump (approved in Europe) has a fixed flow rate.
Manuel J. Richter, Satenik Harutyunova, Tom Bollmann, Simon Classen, Jan Fuge, Henning Gall, Felix Gerhardt, Hossein A. Ghofrani, Hartmut Gunkel, Ekkehard Grünig, Michael Halank, Alexander Heine, Hans Klose, Tobias J. Lange, Claus Neurohr, Kai Nickolaus, Christian F. Opitz, Stephan Rosenkranz, Hans-Jürgen Seyfarth, Khodr Tello, Ralf Ewert, Karen M. Olsson   +21 more
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Analysis of Hepatic Artery Infusion (HAI) Chemotherapy Using Randomized Trials of Floxuridine (FUDR) for Colon Cancer Patients with Multiple Liver Metastases

Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2022
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death, with most of the people who have the disease developing numerous liver metastases. Sixty percent of colon cancer patients have liver metastases.
Yuanming Li
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Epidemiology and natural history of central venous access device use and infusion pump function in the NO16966 trial [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Central venous access devices in fluoropyrimidine therapy are associated with complications; however, reliable data are lacking regarding their natural history, associated complications and infusion pump performance in patients with ...
A Surov, AA Martoni, C Araújo, C Twelves, D Fagnani, D Haller, DC McGee, DZ Xiang, E Chu, E Chu, E McKenna, E Van Cutsem, EA Poplin, EB Lamont, F Ng, G Perrocheau, H-J Schmoll, I Kriegel, J Cassidy, J Cassidy, J Kawamura, J Shen-Gunther, L Cavanna, L Garrison, LB Saltz, M Gann Jr, M Karthaus, M Verso, M W Saif, MM Beckers, N Barbetakis, N Starling, P Debourdeau, R Biffi, S Lee, T Cartwright, T Conroy, The Meta-Analysis Group In Cancer, W Saber, W Scheithauer, W Sun, Y Inaba   +41 more
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Drug delivery: enabling technology for drug discovery and development.iPRECIO® Micro Infusion Pump: Programmable, refillable and implantable

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2011
Successful drug delivery using implantable pumps may be found in over 12,500 published articles. Their versatility in delivering continuous infusion, intermittent or complex infusion protocols acutely or chronically has made them ubiquitous in drug ...
Tsung eTan, Stephanie W Watts, Robert Patrick Davis   +2 more
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Long-term experience with implantable infusion pumps for intravenous treprostinil in pulmonary arterial hypertension—procedural safety and system-related complications

Pulmonary Circulation, 2020
Implantable pumps for intravenous treprostinil provide a promising option to overcome drawbacks of parenteral prostanoid administration with external pumps in pulmonary hypertension.
Regina Steringer-Mascherbauer, Maria Lummersdorfer, Reinhold Függer, Elisabeth Sigmund, Charlotte Huber, Dagmar Engleder, Uwe Fröschl, Josef Aichinger   +7 more
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Anti-seizure therapy with a long-term, implanted intra-cerebroventricular delivery system for drug-resistant epilepsy: A first-in-man study

EClinicalMedicine, 2020
Background: A clinical feasibility study was undertaken at a single center of long-term intra-cerebroventricular drug delivery of the anti-seizure medication valproic acid, into the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in order to treat drug resistant focal ...
Mark Cook, Michael Murphy, Kristian Bulluss, Wendyl D'Souza, Chris Plummer, Emma Priest, Catherine Williams, Ashwini Sharan, Robert Fisher, Sharon Pincus, Eric Distad, Tom Anchordoquy, Dan Abrams   +12 more
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