Objective: To evaluate the clinical significance of serum sICAM-1 and bFGF change in digestive system cancers before and after intra-arterial chemotherapy. Methods:The levels of sICAM-1and bFGF of 35 patients with digestive system cancers before and after intra-arterial chemotherapy were measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA) and compared with those of healthy controls. Results:The levels of sICAM-1 and bFGF of patients with digestive system cancers before intra-arterial chemotherapy were higher than those of healthy controls(P < 0.01), and were correlated to metastasis significantly(P < 0.05). After intra-arterial chemotherapy, the levels of sICAM-1 and bFGF were decreased(P < 0.01). All of the patients with high level of serum sICAM-1 and bFGF before intra-arterial chemotherapy had presented with new metastasis six months later. Conclusion:Intra-arterial chemotherapy can reduce the levels of sICAM-1 and bFGF in patients with digestive system cancers. Codetermination of sICAM-1 and bFGF may be helpful to judge prognosis.