[Effects of stereotactic radiotherapy targeting for recurrent gastric cancer]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2012 Nov;39(12):2313-5.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We report the effects of stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) targeting for distant solitary metastases from gastric cancer that were uncontrollable with chemotherapy. SRT(52.8 Gy per 4 fractions) was performed in 3 patients with liver metastasis and 1 patient with lung metastasis. Although SRT showed no effect in the patient with lung metastasis, complete remission from liver metastasis with cystic change was observed in all 3 patients. One patient died due to multiple liver metastasis, and the other 2 patients are alive 27 and 41 months after SRT without liver metastasis. Although pneumothorax and pleural effusion were recognized in 1 case, grade 3 or 4 adverse events were not recognized in all 4 cases. SRT showed excellent local therapeutic effects without serious complications, suggesting that this is an effective treatment for localized metastasis from gastric cancer.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary
  • Liver Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Liver Neoplasms / therapy
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary
  • Lung Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Lung Neoplasms / therapy
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Radiosurgery* / adverse effects
  • Recurrence
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology
  • Stomach Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / therapy