[A case of recurrent gastric cancer with malignant ascites responding dramatically to chemotherapy with paclitaxel infused systemically and intraperitoneally]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2004 Nov;31(12):2027-30.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We report a case in which chemotherapy with paclitaxel (TXL) infused systemically and intraperitoneally was effective for gastric cancer with malignant ascites. A 69-year-old man suffering from advanced gastric cancer with peritoneal dissemination underwent distal gastrectomy, a radical C operation. After chemotherapy with TS-1 and low-dose CDDP, TS-1 was administrated on an outpatient basis for 6 months. However, he complained of abdominal fullness and ascites, and received combination chemotherapy with paclitaxel infused systemically and intraperitoneally as second-line treatment. The ascites completely disappeared 5 weeks after administration. The only toxic event was anemia (grade 1), and no major adverse effects were observed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / administration & dosage*
  • Ascites / drug therapy*
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Humans
  • Infusions, Intravenous
  • Infusions, Parenteral
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Paclitaxel / administration & dosage*
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / secondary
  • Stomach Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Paclitaxel