[A case of non-resectable pancreatic cancer surviving more than 4 years by intra-arterial infusion chemotherapy with angiotensin-II].
This is a report of a 62-year-old woman whose non-resectable pancreatic cancer had been treated effectively by a new method of intra-arterial regional chemotherapy for more than 4 years. A catheter was placed into the celiac artery during laparotomy, and an intra -arterial chemotherapy (methotrexate (50 mg) and Angiotensin-II (AT-II, 5 micrograms)) has been repeated every other week (108 times) in addition to the external beam therapy (50 Gy). Both pain relief and "partial response" in the size of tumor have been obtained, with no hepatic metastasis or adverse effect. She died of brain metastasis at 51 postoperative months. Autopsy revealed that the pancreatic tumor was mostly replaced by fibrous connective tissues. Scintigraphic study indicated that the intra-arterial infusion of AT-II increased the blood flow in the tumor but decreased it in the surrounding non-cancerous tissues. This seemed to explain the effective loco-regional control in the present case.
Tsuji
Y
Y
Dept. of Surgery, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases.
Ohigashi
H
H
Ishikawa
O
O
Yasuda
T
T
Nakano
H
H
Nakamori
S
S
Kameyama
M
M
Hiratsuka
M
M
Sasaki
Y
Y
Kabuto
T
T
Furukawa
H
H
Imaoka
S
S
Iwanaga
T
T
D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D017741:Survivors
D000804:Angiotensin II; D005472:Fluorouracil; D008727:Methotrexate