METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT COMBINED TREATMENT OF RECTAL CANCER CASES Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC A61K31/41 A61P35/00 A61N5/10 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: method involves administering local tumor cell radiomodification with following radiation therapy and radical surgical operation being applied. The local radiomodification is carried out by applying endovascular tumor tissue perfusion with 5% Metronidasole via superior rectal artery in superoampular rectal cancer cases and via superior rectal artery and one of internal iliac arteries in medial and inferoampular rectal cancer cases with said blood vessel occlusion done using non-lytic radiopaque emboli. Single remote radiation therapy is carried out at a dose of 10 Gy 1 h later after radiomodification being over. Surgical operation is done not later than in 24 h after the irradiation.

EFFECT: increased radiation therapy destruction effectiveness.