[A case of curatively resected schirrous gastric cancer effectively treated by combined chemotherapy of weekly paclitaxel (PTX) and CDDP]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2005 Dec;32(13):2101-4.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

The patient was a 40-year-old woman who had unresectable advanced gastric cancer with invasion of liver and dissemination to the peritoneal wall. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy consisting of paclitaxel (PTX) and CDDP was performed. PTX (80 mg/m2), and CDDP (25 mg/m2) was administered weekly on day 1, 8 and 15 as one cycle. After four cycles of PTX/CDDP administration,invasion of liver and gastric tumor had decreased to almost normal size, and total gastrectomy was performed. After operation, the patient was treated with six courses of PTX/CDDP and survived without recurrence as of this writing. PTX/CDDP was associated with few adverse events in hospital visits, and thought to be an effective chemotherapy against advanced gastric cancer.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma, Scirrhous / drug therapy*
  • Adenocarcinoma, Scirrhous / pathology
  • Adenocarcinoma, Scirrhous / surgery
  • Adult
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Cisplatin / administration & dosage
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Female
  • Gastrectomy
  • Humans
  • Paclitaxel / administration & dosage
  • Splenectomy
  • Stomach Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology
  • Stomach Neoplasms / surgery*

Substances

  • Paclitaxel
  • Cisplatin