title: Phase II study of combined administration of 5-fluorouracil, epirubicin and mitomycin-C by hepatic artery infusion in patients with liver metastases of gastric cancer.
abstract: This multicenter phase II study evaluated the efficacy of the FEM regimen (5-fluorouracil 333 mg/m(2) each week, epirubicin 30 mg/m(2) once every 4 weeks and mitomycin-C 2.7 mg/m(2) once every 2 weeks) administered by hepatic artery infusion (HAI) for unresectable hepatic metastases of gastric cancer. The response rates were 55.6% (complete response: 3, partial response: 32, no change: 21, progressive disease: 7/63) and the mean 50% survival was 10.5 months. Most responders died due to the progression of extrahepatic lesions. HAI of the FEM regimen induced a high response rate in patients with hepatic metastases of gastric cancer, and the prognosis-determining factor was the existence of extrahepatic lesions in many patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Ogaki Municipal Hospital, Gifu, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kumada
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Arai
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takayasu
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ariyoshi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tajima
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015251:Epirubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006499:Hepatic Artery; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial; D007564:Japan; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016685:Mitomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology*; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; D015251:Epirubicin; D016685:Mitomycin; D005472:Fluorouracil