[A case of advanced gastric cancer with pyloric stenosis and obstructive jaundice responding to s-1/paclitaxel combination therapy after endoscopic balloon dilatation and endoscopic biliary drainage]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2008 Jan;35(1):121-4.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 65-year-old female who complained of appetite loss and upper abdominal pain was diagnosed as unresectable advanced gastric cancer with pyloric stenosis and obstructive jaundice by peritoneal and lymph node metastases. After endoscopic balloon dilatation and endoscopic biliary drainage, S-1(80 mg/m(2)/day, days 1-14 with 1 week rest)/pacli- taxel(PTX)(50 mg/m(2)/day, day 1, day 8)combination therapy was done. After one course of the chemotherapy, subjective symptoms were relieved and oral intake was increased. Computed tomography showed that the volume of gastric wall, the size of paraaortic lymph node, and the amount of pleural effusion and ascites were decreased. Grade 1 alopecia, vasculitis and grade 2 neutropenia were observed as adverse reactions to the treatment. S-1/PTX combination therapy after endoscopic intervention was effective in this case of advanced gastric cancer with pyloric stenosis and obstructive jaundice.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Biliary Tract Diseases
  • Catheterization
  • Drug Combinations
  • Endoscopes
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Jaundice, Obstructive / etiology
  • Jaundice, Obstructive / pathology*
  • Jaundice, Obstructive / therapy*
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Oxonic Acid / administration & dosage
  • Oxonic Acid / therapeutic use*
  • Paclitaxel / administration & dosage
  • Paclitaxel / therapeutic use*
  • Pyloric Stenosis / complications
  • Pyloric Stenosis / drug therapy
  • Pyloric Stenosis / microbiology
  • Pyloric Stenosis / pathology*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / complications
  • Stomach Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Stomach Neoplasms / microbiology
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Tegafur / administration & dosage
  • Tegafur / therapeutic use*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Drug Combinations
  • S 1 (combination)
  • Tegafur
  • Oxonic Acid
  • Paclitaxel