title: [Long-term complete response in a case of unresectable rectal cancer following chemoradiation].
abstract: We report a case of unresectable rectal cancer in a 53-year-old male treated with chemoradiation. Radiation therapy was delivered with a total pelvic dose of 45 Gy together with oral administration of 5'-DFUR (1,200 mg/day). The patient received one course of combination chemotherapy consisting of cisplatin, 100 mg/body x 1 day, and 5-FU, 1,000 mg/body x 5 days, followed by radiation therapy. Oral administration of tegafur-uracil (300 mg/day) was continued for five years following the chemoradiation. The patient is now disease-free 75 months after the initial surgery. Chemoradiation can be managed to obtain a complete remission of some locally advanced rectal cancers.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery, Mito Saiseikai General Hospital.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Musha
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sunami
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sando
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Setu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Setu
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oka
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005467:Floxuridine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*; D012074:Remission Induction; D005641:Tegafur / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014498:Uracil / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D005467:Floxuridine; D005641:Tegafur; D014498:Uracil; D002945:Cisplatin; D005472:Fluorouracil; C025034:doxifluridine