"Venous hemofiltration associated with loco-regional chemotherapy in the treatment of patients with liver neoplasm".

In order to evaluate the possibility to administer high FUDR doses, 52 patients with liver metastases were treated with loco-regional chemotherapy associated with venous hemofiltration. The clinical and pharmacological results of this approach are discussed.

HCV infection in hemodialyzed patients: incidence and correlation with dialytic age.

Hemodialyzed patients mean an high-risk population for hepatitis C infection. Our work was performed to evaluate the incidence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in 51 hemodialyzed patients; the presence of anti-HCV antibodies was studied using the EIA and RIBA test of 1st and 2nd generation. 18 patients (35.