title: [A trial of continuous and biweekly low-dose cisplatin and 5-FU with UFT chemotherapy for esophageal cancer].
abstract: A 77-year-old man with advanced esophageal cancer with tracheal and esophageal obstruction underwent continuous low-dose FP chemotherapy for a total of seven weeks, resulting in a complete response (CR) and disappearance of the esophago-tracheal fistula. Since discharge from the hospital, he has maintained a stable good condition for about two years while receiving biweekly low dose FP chemotherapy and oral UFT. Eight patients who had post-operative recurrence and underwent noncurative operation for esophageal cancer were given low-dose FP chemotherapy. The results of this chemotherapy for those 8 patients and the present patient, for a total of 9 patients were 2 CR, 2 PR, 3 NC and 2 PD, with an overall response rate of 44%, and overall one-year and two-year survival rates of 44% and 22%, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery, Public Central Hospital of Mattoh Ishikawa.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takamura
authors.forename: Shohzoh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hasebe
authors.forename: Masaaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Urade
authors.forename: Masao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yagi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015996:Survival Rate; D005641:Tegafur / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014498:Uracil / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; C096910:UFT(R) drug; D005641:Tegafur; D014498:Uracil; D002945:Cisplatin; D005472:Fluorouracil