[A case of elderly non-small cell lung cancer effectively treated by combined chemotherapy of gemcitabine and S-1]

Kyoichi Kaira; Noriaki Sunaga; Noriko Yanagitani; Hisao Imai; Mitsuyoshi Utsugi; Yasuo Shimizu; Tadayoshi Kawata; Takeshi Hisada; Kimihiro Shimizu; Takafumi Tsuchiya; Tamotsu Ishizuka; Masatomo Mori

[A case of elderly non-small cell lung cancer effectively treated by combined chemotherapy of gemcitabine and S-1]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2008 Sep;35(9):1587-9.

[Article in Japanese]

Authors

Kyoichi Kaira¹, Noriaki Sunaga, Noriko Yanagitani, Hisao Imai, Mitsuyoshi Utsugi, Yasuo Shimizu, Tadayoshi Kawata, Takeshi Hisada, Kimihiro Shimizu, Takafumi Tsuchiya, Tamotsu Ishizuka, Masatomo Mori

Affiliation

¹ Dept. of Medicine and Molecular Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine.

PMID: 18799917

Abstract

The patient was an 86-year-old female who suffered from advanced non-small cell-lung cancer (cT4N3M1, Stage IV). She was treated with combined chemotherapy of gemcitabine and S-1 as first-line therapy. This regimen was performed as a phase I trial for elderly patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. The treatment assessment was evaluated as partial response. No toxic events were observed due to this therapy, so she was treated as an outpatient. She was considered to have good quality of life.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / diagnostic imaging
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / drug therapy*
Deoxycytidine / analogs & derivatives*
Deoxycytidine / therapeutic use
Drug Combinations
Female
Gemcitabine
Humans
Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Lung Neoplasms / drug therapy*
Oxonic Acid / therapeutic use*
Positron-Emission Tomography
Tegafur / therapeutic use*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

Drug Combinations
Deoxycytidine
S 1 (combination)
Tegafur
Oxonic Acid
Gemcitabine