[Long survival and effective treatment of unresectable gastric cancer by TS-1 based chemotherapy with a sequential combination]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2007 Feb;34(2):257-60.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We report a case of peritoneal cancer dissemination and cytological appearance of cancer cells with Type 4 gastric cancer. Treatment with unichemotherapy and combination chemotherapy with TS-1 proved successful. The patient was a 58-year-old female,who complained of abdominal pain. She was diagnosed as unresectable Type 4 gastric cancer, T 3 NxH 0 P 1 CY 1 M 0, Stage IV (cytology: Class V). Thirteen days after surgery, chemotherapy with TS-1 (80 mg/body/day, 4 weeks) at 2-week intervals in 1 course was performed. However, due to side effects with marrow restraint of grade 1, we changed to the following chemotherapy regimen: TS-1 (80 mg/body/day, 2 weeks) at 4-week intervals as 1 course (23 courses in total). After 16 courses, a partial response (PR) was noted. As additional therapy to recover tumor marker (CA19-9) after 21 courses, combination chemotherapy with TS-1 (80 mg/body/day, 2 weeks) and CDDP (25 mg/body/day, day 1, 8, 15 drip infusion) was performed as one course. This chemotherapy was then performed in 3 courses and tumor markers did not deteriorate, so we changed docetaxel (DOC) (50 mg/body/day(day 1)) to CDDP, and tumor markers returned to the normal value. No recurrence and no side effects appeared (hematological or non-hematological) during this combination chemotherapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / drug therapy*
  • Adenocarcinoma / secondary
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Cisplatin / administration & dosage
  • Docetaxel
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / secondary
  • Quality of Life
  • Silicates / administration & dosage*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology
  • Survivors
  • Taxoids / administration & dosage
  • Titanium / administration & dosage*

Substances

  • Silicates
  • Taxoids
  • titanium silicide
  • Docetaxel
  • Titanium
  • Cisplatin