[A case of recurrent pancreatic cancer brought into a complete response by a multimodal treatment with intraarterial chemotherapy and radiotherapy].
We achieved a complete response of recurrent pancreatic cancer using a multimodal treatment with intravenous, oral and intraarterial chemotherapies and radiotherapy. A 55-year-old female patient had a recurrent pancreatic cancer, which had invaded the portal vein, 2 years after pancreatoduodenectomy. Angiography demonstrated prominent stenosis of the portal vein, which was enlarged by the insertion of a metalic stent to maintain blood flow to the liver. Chemotherapy included intravenous mitomycin C, 5-FU and 4'-epirubicin (EPI), oral UFT and cyclophosphamide, and intraarterial cisplatin, 5-FU and EPI through a catheter inserted into the celiac artery. Furthermore, the patient received a total of 50 Gy radiotherapy. Four months after the initiation of therapy, a computed tomography image demonstrated a complete disappearance of the recurrent tumor and a prominent decrease in the serum CA19-9 level. At present, 11 months have passed after the initiation of therapy, and she has been followed at our outpatient department without any symptoms of recurrence.
Minari
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First Dept. of Surgery, Shimane Medical University.
Nio
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Y
Endo
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S
Yano
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S
Itakura
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M
Yamasawa
K
K
Tamura
K
K
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D015251:Epirubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016685:Mitomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D012074:Remission Induction
D015251:Epirubicin; D016685:Mitomycin; D002945:Cisplatin; D005472:Fluorouracil