Apparatus for removing chemotherapy compounds from blood
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1. A filter apparatus for removing small molecule chemotherapy agents from blood comprising:
- a housing having an inlet and an outlet, an extraction media comprising hemocompatible polymer coated carbon cores contained within the housing, wherein the carbon cores have a pore volume of about 1.68 cc/g to about 2.17 cc/g.
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Abstract
A filter apparatus for removing small molecule chemotherapy agents from blood is provided. The filter apparatus comprises a housing with an extraction media comprised of polymer coated carbon cores. Also provided are methods of treating a subject with cancer of an organ or region comprising administering a chemotherapeutic agent to the organ or region, collecting blood laded with chemotherapeutic agent from the isolated organ, filtering the blood laden with chemotherapeutic agent to reduce the chemotherapeutic agent in the blood and returning the blood to the subject.
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1. A filter apparatus for removing small molecule chemotherapy agents from blood comprising:
- a housing having an inlet and an outlet, an extraction media comprising hemocompatible polymer coated carbon cores contained within the housing, wherein the carbon cores have a pore volume of about 1.68 cc/g to about 2.17 cc/g.
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- 19. A filter apparatus for removing small molecule chemotherapy agents from blood comprising a housing having an inlet and an outlet, an extraction media comprising hemocompatible polymer coated carbon contained within the housing, wherein the carbon cores have a pore volume of about 1.68 cc/g to about 2.17 cc/g and an MBET surface area of between about 1825 m2/g to about 2059 m2/g.
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