title: [A case of advanced gastric cancer successfully treated with combination chemotherapy using THP, 5'-DFUR and CDDP, followed by surgical resection].
abstract: We reported a patient with advanced gastric cancer and a liver metastasis, who responded remarkably to combination chemotherapy using THP, 5'-DFUR and CDDP. The patient was administered four courses of THP (15 mg/m2/day, on day 1, iv), 5'-DFUR (1400 mg/m2/day, on days 1-4 and 15-18, orally), and CDDP (80 mg/m2/day, on day 5, iv) every 4 weeks. As a result, both the primary and metastatic tumors decreased remarkably in size at more than 19 weeks (PR) and we performed curative total resection of the stomach and partial resection of the liver. Histologically, the effects of chemotherapy on gastric focus were evaluated as grade 1a and the liver metastasis completely disappeared. This combination therapy proved useful to treat advanced gastric cancer in this patient.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery, National Medical Center of Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Adachi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kurihara
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kobori
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurihara
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005467:Floxuridine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D005467:Floxuridine; D004317:Doxorubicin; C027260:pirarubicin; D002945:Cisplatin; C025034:doxifluridine