Abstract: AIM: To investigate the clinical effects of the transarterial chemoembolization in the treatment of advanced cardiac cancer.METHODS: 60 patients with advanced cardiac cancer were randomly divided into 2 groups: the group combined arterial infusion chemotherapy with embolization (treatment group, n=30) and the intravenous chemotherapy group (control group, n=30).Patients in both groups were received same chemotherapy regimens. The recent effects of two treatment groups were evaluated according to the WHO criteria and the clinical symptom improvements were also observed.RESULTS:The response rate of treatment group was increased significantly (P<0.01) compared with the control group, and the clinical symptoms were improved significantly in treatment group.CONCLUSION: Combined arterial chemotherapy with embolization can improve the curative effects ,which can be used as an effective treatment in advanced cardiac cancer.

Key words: Cardiac cancer , Arterial perfusion chemotherapy , Embolism