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  • Uluc, Kutluay; Neuwelt, Edward A; Ambady, Prakash

    Neurosurgery clinics of North America 33, Issue: 2
    Journal Article

    Chemotherapeutics play a significant role in the management of most brain tumors. First pass effect, systemic toxicity, and more importantly, the blood-brain barrier pose significant challenges to the success of chemotherapy. Over the last 80 years, different techniques of intraarterial chemotherapy delivery have been performed in many studies but failed to become standard of care. The purpose of this article is to review the history of intraarterial drug delivery and osmotic blood-brain barrier disruption, identify the challenges for clinical translation, and identify future directions for these approaches.