[A case of type 4 advanced gastric cancer treated by S-1 simple suspension method with CDDP]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2010 Jan;37(1):135-8.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

S-1 is a key drug for advanced, recurrent gastric cancer. It is difficult to administer S-1 for inoperable gastric cancer with stenosis. We report that a simple suspension method allows administration of S-1 for improved quality of life. The patient was a 65-year-old woman. She consulted a doctor regarding her poor food intake, and had a medical examination with chest-abdominal CT and gastrofiberscopy. She was diagnosed as type 4 gastric cancer with esophageal invasion. It was difficult for her to drink a cup of water due to the stenosis, but we could insert a 6 Fr-Elemental Diet (ED) tube into her stomach. S-1 was dissolved by the simple suspension method. She received combination chemotherapy of S-1 100mg/body (day 1-21) and CDDP 80 mg/body (day 8). After two courses, her intake was much improved; she was able to eat rice porridge and was discharged with improved quality of life. S-1 suspension with ED tube was effective for advanced gastric cancer with stenosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / administration & dosage*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Cisplatin / administration & dosage*
  • Constriction, Pathologic
  • Drug Combinations
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Oxonic Acid / administration & dosage*
  • Quality of Life
  • Stomach Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology
  • Suspensions
  • Tegafur / administration & dosage*

Substances

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