[Pathological complete response in an elderly patient with locally advanced gastric cancer treated with S-1/CDDP]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2008 Jul;35(7):1189-92.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We report a patient with locally advanced gastric carcinoma successfully treated with S-1/CDDP. The patient was a 77-year-old woman who had gastric cancer surgically diagnosed as T4N2, invading the pancreas and mesocolon. After the firsts exploratory laparotomy, chemotherapy was begun as follows. S-1(80 mg/day)was orally administered for 3 weeks followed by 2 weeks' rest as a course, and CDDP(75 mg/body)was administered by intravenous drip on day 8. Because of severe anorexia and nausea, however, the CDDP administration had to be discontinued. Therefore, we changed the procedure to S-1 single treatments, 2 weeks' administration followed by 2 weeks' rest. The total 9 courses of this procedure proved successful. Subsequently, she underwent curative surgery consisting of total gastrectomy with D2 lymph node dissection, combined with distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy, and obtained pathological CR. S-1/CDDP appears to be an effective treatment modality for advanced gastric cancer.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / blood
  • Cisplatin / therapeutic use*
  • Drug Combinations
  • Female
  • Gastrectomy
  • Gastroscopy
  • Humans
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Oxonic Acid / therapeutic use*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / blood
  • Stomach Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / surgery
  • Tegafur / therapeutic use*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Drug Combinations
  • S 1 (combination)
  • Tegafur
  • Oxonic Acid
  • Cisplatin