[Combination with intra-hepatic arterial infusion of low-dose cisplatin and oral administration of high-dose doxyfluridine in patients with liver metastases of gastric cancer]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 1994 Sep;21(13):2140-2.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Two cases of gastric cancer with multiple liver metastases were treated with 5'-DFUR and CDDP after the surgery. The first case, a 79-year-old male, was administered 1,200 mg/day of 5'-DFUR orally, 6 mg/day of CDDP continuously for 2 weeks, then 20 mg once a week for 5 months by intra-hepatic arterial infusion. This case showed 95% tumor reduction by CT. The other case, a 78-year-old female, was administered 1,200 mg/day of 5'-DFUR orally and 20 mg of CDDP once a week through the hepatic artery. Following several intra-hepatic arterial infusions, it was changed to intra-venous infusion of 20 mg of CDDP twice a week because of trouble with the vascular access system. Two months after, CT showed a 46% tumor reduction in her liver. Neither complained of diarrhea nor nausea, but there was a mild degree of appetite loss. Combination with high-dose 5'-DFUR and low-dose intra-hepatic arterial infusion of CDDP is considered a very effective chemotherapy which can be performed ambulatorily while maintaining the quality of life of patients with liver metastases of gastric cancer.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Clinical Trial
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Aged
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / administration & dosage*
  • Cisplatin / administration & dosage*
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Female
  • Floxuridine / administration & dosage*
  • Hepatic Artery
  • Humans
  • Infusions, Intra-Arterial*
  • Liver Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary
  • Male
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology*

Substances

  • Floxuridine
  • Cisplatin
  • doxifluridine