[A case of lumbar metastases from rectal cancer successfully treated by UFT plus oral leucovorin (LV) therapy]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2008 Apr;35(4):665-8.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 63-year-old man had undergone a low anterior resection for rectal cancer with multiple liver metastases. Oral UFT (450 mg/day) administration alone was started after the operation. After 6 months post operatively, the patient was diagnosed as anastomosis recurrence because of ileus by abdominal X-ray. Transverse loop colostomy was performed by emergency surgery. After surgery, he suffered from paraplegia for lumbar vertebrae metastases. UFT+LV therapy was started. After chemotherapy a significant reduction of the lymph node and liver metastases and an apparent decrease in CEA and CA19-9 were observed. The patient left the hospital and showed no signs of tumor exacerbation for three months. The patient died of aggravation of primary disease afterwards. The therapy was safe and effective, and has successfully maintained the quality of life (QOL) of this patient.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / blood
  • Bone Neoplasms / blood
  • Bone Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Bone Neoplasms / pathology
  • Bone Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Humans
  • Leucovorin / therapeutic use*
  • Lumbar Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
  • Lumbar Vertebrae / drug effects*
  • Lumbar Vertebrae / pathology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Rectal Neoplasms / blood
  • Rectal Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Rectal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Rectal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Tegafur / therapeutic use
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Failure
  • Uracil / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Tegafur
  • Uracil
  • Leucovorin

Supplementary concepts

  • 1-UFT protocol