Liver-Targeted Therapy Opens Door to Remission in Stage 4 Colorectal Cancer
A 51-year-old woman diagnosed with Stage 4 colorectal cancer with liver metastases underwent aggressive chemotherapy, then received hepatic artery infusion (HAI) via an implanted pump to deliver high-dose drugs directly to the liver. The hepatic-directed therapy shrank tumors enough to allow liver resection, followed by colon resection and hysterectomy. Now in remission with no active liver disease, she credits HAI with saving her life and emphasizes that Stage 4 is not a death sentence and the importance of screening.