Mar 13, 2024 · Chemotherapy is most often given as an infusion into a vein (intravenously). The drugs can be given by inserting a tube with a needle into a vein in your arm or into a device in a vein in …

May 20, 2025 · The pump acts as a reservoir for chemotherapy medicine. It delivers high doses of chemotherapy directly to the liver through the liver's main artery, called the hepatic artery. HAIP …

Mar 6, 2025 · Once in place, the pump continuously delivers chemotherapy directly to the liver, where it can attack cancer cells more aggressively. The pump remains in the body as long as chemotherapy …

Aug 1, 2025 · Description Fluorouracil belongs to the group of medicines known as antimetabolites. It is used to treat cancer of the colon, rectum, breast, stomach, and pancreas. It may also be used to …

Jan 16, 2025 · Today, the program is much more active at Mayo Clinic's location in Florida with more than 200 in-home chemotherapy infusions or injections having been provided safely for patients. "We …

Apr 29, 2025 · I’ve completed 3 rounds of carbo/taxel chemo with a 4th round scheduled prior to cytoreductive surgery. My platelet count keeps dropping and is now too low for me to have my 4th …

Apr 30, 2023 · First, how many days did it take for you to begin to perk up and feel "good" after a round of chemo? I'm on day 7; chemo infusion was Monday 4/24, and infusion pump was removed …

Jul 24, 2024 · Trastuzumab (Herceptin), available as an infusion or injection and used to treat early-stage and advanced breast cancer. Pertuzumab (Perjeta), an infusion that is often combined with …

Aug 1, 2025 · Description Etoposide injection (also known as VP-16) is used in combination with other cancer medicines to treat cancer of the testicles and small cell lung cancer. It is also sometimes used …

Nov 3, 2022 · A multidisciplinary team of surgery and oncology experts at Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center has begun using hepatic artery infusion pump chemotherapy for select patients.