[5-FU/l-LV therapy is useful for hemodialysis patients with advanced gastric cancer]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2011 Mar;38(3):449-51.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 71-year-old man receiving maintenance dialysis because of diabetic nephropathy presented with hematemesis at another hospital in January 2008. A gastrointestinal endoscopy demonstrated a II a-like lesion in the angle of the stomach, and he was admitted to our hospital. A diagnosis of gastric adenocarcinoma (cT2N2M0, Stage IIIA) was made. An operation could not be performed because of the high risk, so combination chemotherapy with 5-FU and l-LV was initiated. After 3 courses of treatment, the size of the primary tumor was markedly reduced. After 6 courses, the primary lesion had changed to a scar, and an endoscopic biopsy revealed no cancer cells. His performance status did not deteriorate, and no serious adverse events occurred during the course of treatment. Chemotherapy was continued because the overall response was SD. 5-FU/l-LV therapy should be considered as a safe and useful treatment for a hemodialysis patient with advanced gastric cancer.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Biopsy
  • Fluorouracil / administration & dosage
  • Fluorouracil / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / complications
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / therapy
  • Leucovorin / administration & dosage
  • Leucovorin / therapeutic use*
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Renal Dialysis
  • Stomach Neoplasms / complications
  • Stomach Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology

Substances

  • Leucovorin
  • Fluorouracil