[A case of Borrmann type 4 gastric cancer successfully treated with MTX and 5-FU therapy through the hepatic artery]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 1996 Sep;23(11):1561-3.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 73-year-old male was diagnosed as having a Borrmann type 4 gastric cancer with multiple liver metastases. Total gastrectomy (D2) with hepatic arterial cannulation was performed. Hepatic arterial infusion therapy of MTX (50 mg or 100 mg/body) and 5-FU (500 mg or 750 mg/body) was started postoperatively. A total dose of 1,150 mg of MTX and 6,250 mg of 5-FU caused a marked decrease in the volume of liver metastases and the effect remained for 8 months (partial response). Regarding drug concentrations, serum MTX levels rapidly decreased after bolus injection through hepatic artery and corresponded to those of intravenous injection as reported elsewhere. Serum 5-FU levels were maintained as low as 1.2 micrograms/ml during 2-hr continuous infusion and rapidly decreased after the end of the infusion. These results indicate that hepatic arterial infusion therapy of MTX and 5-FU may be safe and feasible for multiple liver metastases of Borrmann type 4 gastric cancer.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / drug therapy*
  • Adenocarcinoma / secondary*
  • Aged
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Fluorouracil / administration & dosage
  • Gastrectomy
  • Hepatic Artery
  • Humans
  • Infusions, Intra-Arterial
  • Liver Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Male
  • Methotrexate / administration & dosage
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / therapy

Substances

  • Fluorouracil
  • Methotrexate