| Literature DB >> 33396668 |
Pavan S Upadhyayula1, Eleonora F Spinazzi1, Michael G Argenziano1, Peter Canoll2, Jeffrey N Bruce1.
Abstract
A key limitation to glioma treatment involves the blood brain barrier (BBB). Convection enhanced delivery (CED) is a technique that uses a catheter placed directly into the brain parenchyma to infuse treatments using a pressure gradient. In this manuscript, we describe the physical principles behind CED along with the common pitfalls and methods for optimizing convection. Finally, we highlight our institutional experience using topotecan CED for the treatment of malignant glioma.Entities:
Keywords: convection enhanced delivery; glioblastoma; glioma; topotecan
Year: 2020 PMID: 33396668 PMCID: PMC7823846 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13010039
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pharmaceutics ISSN: 1999-4923 Impact factor: 6.321