[A case of multiple liver metastases from rectal cancer in poor performance status successfully treated with hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy plus CPT-11]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2007 Nov;34(12):2059-61.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Hepatic arterial infusion (HAI) chemotherapy is one of the strategies for cases in poor performance status. This is a case report of multiple liver metastases from rectal cancer in poor performance status successfully treated with HAI plus CPT-11. A 59-year-old man who had rectal cancer, multiple liver metastases and para-aortic LN metastasis underwent a laparoscopic rectal anterior resection. He denied receiving postoperative chemotherapy and selected alternative therapy at another clinic. Four months later, he visited our hospital. His liver metastasis and performance status got worse, so HAI of 5-FU 1250 mg/m2 for 5-hour weekly (weekly high-dose 5-FU: WHF) was started at first. After 3 courses, his status improved, so systemic chemotherapy was added. HAI (WHF: 1000 mg/m2) plus CPT-11 (100 mg/m2) was effective, and liver metastases showed a significant reduction (PR) on abdominal CT. HAI plus CPT-11 was effective for a patient of the poor performance status with unresectable liver metastasis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / blood
  • Camptothecin / administration & dosage
  • Camptothecin / analogs & derivatives*
  • Camptothecin / therapeutic use
  • Fluorouracil / administration & dosage
  • Fluorouracil / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Infusions, Intra-Arterial
  • Irinotecan
  • Liver Neoplasms / blood
  • Liver Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Liver Neoplasms / pathology
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Rectal Neoplasms / blood
  • Rectal Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Rectal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Rectal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Irinotecan
  • Fluorouracil
  • Camptothecin