[A Case of Advanced Gastric Cancer with Peritoneal Dissemination after Gastrectomy Effectively Treated with Combination Chemotherapy of Ramucirumab and Paclitaxel]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2018 Dec;45(13):2066-2068.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

The REGARD and RAINBOW trials revealed the effectiveness of ramucirumab(RAM)for advanced gastric cancer patients who had been previously treated with chemotherapy. In the latest Japanese gastric cancer treatment guidelines, PAM plus paclitaxel(PTX)was positioned as a second-line chemotherapy for advanced gastric cancer. We report a case of advanced gastric cancer with peritoneal dissemination after gastrectomy effectively treated with RAM plus PTX. A 66-year-old woman underwent total gastrectomy with D2 lymph node dissection, splenectomy, and distal pancreatectomy. The pathological diagnosis was poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma, pT4b(pancreas), N3b, P1, CY1, Stage Ⅳ. She was treated with postoperative chemotherapy of S-1 plus cisplatin. However, 5 months after surgery, computed tomography(CT)showed ascites and recurrence of peritoneal dissemination. Cytological examination showed adenocarcinoma cells in the ascites. She was treated with combination chemotherapy of RAM and PTX as second line chemotherapy. After 1 course of this therapy, CT revealed complete disappearance of ascites and significant reduction in the size of the peritoneal dissemination. The patient survived without progression for 8 months after the recurrence was detected.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / administration & dosage
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols* / therapeutic use
  • Drug Combinations
  • Female
  • Gastrectomy
  • Humans
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Oxonic Acid / administration & dosage
  • Paclitaxel / administration & dosage
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms* / secondary
  • Ramucirumab
  • Stomach Neoplasms* / drug therapy
  • Stomach Neoplasms* / surgery
  • Tegafur / administration & dosage

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Drug Combinations
  • Tegafur
  • Oxonic Acid
  • Paclitaxel