[Successful low-dose TS-1 administration in an elderly colon cancer patient with liver metastasis]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2007 Apr;34(4):623-5.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

An 85-year-old man, who had undergone right hemicolectomy and partial hepatectomy for caecum cancer with liver metastasis, was diagnosed with recurrent multiple liver metastasis 10 months after surgery. TS-1 administration at a dose of 80 mg/day induced grade 3 anorexia, and after complete recovery from the adverse reaction, it was converted to a low-dose TS-1 administration at 40 mg/day. This treatment reduced the diameter of the liver metastasis and was continued for ten months without any adverse reaction. Pharmacokinetic analysis in this patient on low-dose TS-1 showed that Cmax and AUC of 5-chloro-2,4-dihydroxypyridine (CDHP) were equivalent to the values reported in cancer patients with normal renal function receiving standard-dose administration. TS-1 therapy may provide a safe and effective alternative to chemotherapy for elderly patients with advanced colorectal carcinoma. Pharmacokinetic analysis could be useful for determining the ideal dose of TS-1.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / drug therapy*
  • Adenocarcinoma / metabolism
  • Adenocarcinoma / secondary
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / administration & dosage*
  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / pharmacokinetics
  • Appendiceal Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Appendiceal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Colonic Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Colonic Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Colonic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Drug Combinations
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Liver Neoplasms / surgery
  • Male
  • Oxonic Acid / administration & dosage*
  • Oxonic Acid / pharmacokinetics
  • Tegafur / administration & dosage*
  • Tegafur / pharmacokinetics

Substances

  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
  • Drug Combinations
  • S 1 (combination)
  • Tegafur
  • Oxonic Acid