[Successful treatment of a patient with recurrent ovarian cancer by lentinan combined with intraarterial 5FU].
A patient with ovarian cancer recurrent in the pelvis showed partial response to consecutive intraarterial (IA) cisplatin (CDDP) combined with continuous IA 5FU treatment and received third look operation in which the recurrent tumor could not be completely removed. The biopsied specimen revealed that the histologic type of the recurrent tumor was papillary adenocarcinoma. Postoperative IA CDDP could not produce further effect against the remaining tumor. Thereafter, the patient has been treated ambulatorily with intravenous (IV) lentinan (2mg/wk) combined with IA 5FU (without CDDP) to date. Four months after the start of this therapy, the persistent tumor which became refractory to IA CDDP disappeared completely (CR). Such a remarkable effect was accompanied by the concurrent induction of significantly enhanced IL-2 production and increased ratio of Leu3a/Leu2a possibly by lentinan. At present, performance status of the patient is 0 (normal activity) and she has been free of disease for 6 months, which is confirmed by clinical assessment including physical examination, cytologic examination, CT, scintigraphy and B scope.
Shimizu
Y
Y
Hasumi
K
K
Chen
J T
JT
Hirai
Y
Y
Nakayama
K
K
Teshima
H
H
Hamada
T
T
Fujimoto
I
I
Yamauchi
K
K
Masubuchi
K
K
D000231:Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial; D007912:Lentinan / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012074:Remission Induction
D007912:Lentinan; D005472:Fluorouracil