title: [A gastric cancer showing marked improvement (stage IV) with lentinan immunotherapy and 5-FU, MMC-chemotherapy].
abstract: A 59-year-old male undergoing an exploratory laparotomy for stage IV gastric cancer (H0P1N4S3) was treated concomitantly with Lentinan, 5-FU and MMC. The CEA values, fluoroscopic and endoscopic findings and histology by biopsy were investigated sequentially. Three months after the beginning of treatment, clinical symptoms had nearly disappeared. Body weight increase and recovery from anemia were observed. The CEA value which had shown a high preoperative level of 114.2 ng/ml decreased to 4.0 ng/ml. The marked improvement of endoscopic findings and no cancer cells were seen in several biopsy specimens. However, the condition of the patient deteriorated six months later. This patient showed clear improvement, although temporary, with immunochemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Gastroenterological Surgery, Kanto-Teishin Hospital.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Horiguchi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sonoda
mesh_terms: D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007912:Lentinan / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016685:Mitomycin; D008937:Mitomycins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D008937:Mitomycins; D011134:Polysaccharides; D007912:Lentinan; D016685:Mitomycin; D005472:Fluorouracil