[A Case of Unresectable Pancreas Cancer with 32 Months Survival after Chemotherapy]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2018 Dec;45(13):2417-2419.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We report a case of unresectable pancreas cancer. A 70-year-old woman presented with worsening diabetes and serum CA19-9 elevation. A tumor with portal vein and supra-mesenteric vein invasion was observed by computed tomography. She was diagnosed with unresectable pancreas head cancer that was locally advanced. Chemotherapy was administered with gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel for 19 courses, followed by gemcitabine alone for 4 courses. After the addition of 6 courses of chemotherapy, a 60%dose of chemotherapy was administered for 13 courses due to severe neutropenia. The patient died 32 months after the first visit. The 60% dose of gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel also inhibited tumor growth. These findings suggest the effective and safe long-term use of gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Albumins
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols*
  • CA-19-9 Antigen / blood
  • Deoxycytidine / administration & dosage
  • Deoxycytidine / analogs & derivatives
  • Female
  • Gemcitabine
  • Humans
  • Paclitaxel / administration & dosage
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms* / drug therapy
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Albumins
  • CA-19-9 Antigen
  • Deoxycytidine
  • Paclitaxel
  • Gemcitabine