[A case of stage IV gastric cancer treated sequentially for over two years by TS-1, paclitaxel, and CPT-11]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2007 Jan;34(1):89-92.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We report a patient with advanced stage IV gastric cancer treated by chemotherapy for over two years. The patient was a 69-year-old man with paraaortic lymph node metastasis of gastric cancer. He underwent a distal gastrectomy in non-curative resection. After surgery, chemotherapy with TS-1 (100 mg/body/day) was performed. At 7 months after surgery, progression of lymph node metastasis in porta hepatis was recognized, and paclitaxel was administered at a weekly dose of 80 mg/m(2) for 3 weeks followed by one week rest. He remained stable for 12 months under paclitaxel treatment. At 26 months after surgery, progression of lymph node metastasis in porta hepatis was recognized again, and CPT-11 was administered at a bi-weekly dose of 80 mg/m(2). Although the patient died two years seven months after surgery, the chemotherapy with sequential administration of TS-1, paclitaxel and CPT-11 was thought to be effective for advanced gastric cancer.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / drug therapy*
  • Adenocarcinoma / surgery
  • Aged
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Camptothecin / administration & dosage
  • Camptothecin / analogs & derivatives
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Drug Combinations
  • Gastrectomy*
  • Humans
  • Irinotecan
  • Male
  • Oxonic Acid / administration & dosage
  • Paclitaxel / administration & dosage
  • Stomach Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / surgery
  • Survivors
  • Tegafur / administration & dosage

Substances

  • Drug Combinations
  • S 1 (combination)
  • Tegafur
  • Oxonic Acid
  • Irinotecan
  • Paclitaxel
  • Camptothecin