Efficacy of oral UFT plus leucovorin therapy for colon cancer with ovarian and multiple liver metastases: report of two cases

Oncol Rep. 2001 Sep-Oct;8(5):1079-83. doi: 10.3892/or.8.5.1079.

Abstract

Case 1: a patient was diagnosed as having ascending colon cancer with right ovarian metastasis, and underwent palliative right hemicolectomy plus oophorectomy. The tumor was a well-differentiated adenocarcinoma with right ovarian metastasis, and the disease was classified as stage IV. Oral chemotherapy with UFT plus LV was performed for about 3 years, and the patient is still being followed up with no recurrence at 5 years postoperatively. Case 2: a patient was diagnosed as having incomplete large bowel obstruction caused by ascending colon cancer, and underwent curative right hemicolectomy. The tumor was a moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma, and the disease was classified as stage II. Since multiple liver metastases developed at 3 months postoperatively, oral chemotherapy with UFT plus LV was started. Imaging studies showed the complete elimination of liver metastases after 2 months. Subsequently, liver metastasis recurred about 10 months later. The patient died of unrelated cerebral infarction at 2 years and 6 months postoperatively.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / drug therapy*
  • Adenocarcinoma / secondary
  • Adenocarcinoma / surgery
  • Administration, Oral
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / administration & dosage
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Colectomy
  • Colonic Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Colonic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Colonic Neoplasms / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leucovorin / administration & dosage
  • Leucovorin / therapeutic use*
  • Liver Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary
  • Liver Neoplasms / surgery
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / secondary
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / surgery
  • Ovariectomy
  • Postoperative Period
  • Remission Induction
  • Tegafur / administration & dosage
  • Tegafur / therapeutic use*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Uracil / administration & dosage
  • Uracil / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Tegafur
  • Uracil
  • Leucovorin

Supplementary concepts

  • 1-UFT protocol