VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center is the first academic health institution in Virginia to offer patients hepatic artery infusion pump therapy, an innovative treatment option that delivers chemotherapy directly to tumors in the liver. This therapy is offered to patients whose tumors originated in the colon, rectum or bile duct.
The initiative to bring this treatment to Massey was spearheaded by Emily Kinsey, M.D., medical oncologist, and Ricardo Bello, M.D., surgical oncologist, in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team across VCU Health.
“We are very excited to offer this treatment to our patients. Hepatic artery infusion therapy is an option that has the potential to prolong life while maintaining quality of life,” Kinsey said. “I have seen first-hand how this approach can alter the trajectory of a patient’s disease and provide meaningful additional time for patients and their families.”…