Methods of inhibiting metastases
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1. A method of inhibiting the development of metastases of a primary tumor to a tissue of a liver in an individual after excision of the primary tumor, comprising directly contacting said tissue with taurolidine.
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Abstract
The invention relates to methods for preventing and treating disseminating cancers. Inhibition metastases of a primary tumor to a liver tissue is carried out by directly contacting a liver tissue with Taurolidine.
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- 1. A method of inhibiting the development of metastases of a primary tumor to a tissue of a liver in an individual after excision of the primary tumor, comprising directly contacting said tissue with taurolidine.
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18. A method of inhibiting adherence of a tumor cell in metastases of a primary tumor to a tissue of a liver, comprising directly contacting said tissue with taurolidine.
- 19. A method of decreasing serum concentration of a tumor-associated antigen, comprising directly contacting said tissue with taurolidine.
- 22. A method of inhibiting the development of multicentric hepatocellular carcinoma in a tissue of a liver of an individual, comprising directly contacting said tissue with taurolidine.
- 33. A method of monitoring inhibition of the development of metastases of a primary tumor to a tissue of a liver in an individual, comprising directly contacting said tissue with taurolidine and monitoring the development of said metastases in said tissue.
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