title: [A case of gastric cancer with multiple liver metastasis responding to combination therapy of CPT-11 and CDDP].
abstract: A 63-year-old man suffering from advanced gastric carcinoma after distal gastric resection had multiple liver metastases 5 months after the operation. He underwent 3 courses of combination chemotherapy of 5-FU 600 mg/day with CDDP 50 mg/day, etoposide 100 mg/day and Leucovorin 30 mg/day for 5 days (FLEP), but progressive disease (PD) was noted. One additional course of combination chemotherapy with CPT-11 140 mg/day and CDDP 40 mg/day biweekly was performed and a complete response (CR) was noted. After 4 months, recurrence of a liver metastasis on S8 was demonstrated and 2 courses of the same chemotherapeutic regimen were carried out. Over 5 months, recurrence of the liver metastasis showed no change (NC) and resection of S8 of the liver was performed. No recurrence was after 6 months, but the patient died 34 months after the first detection of the occurrence of multiple liver metastases. The combination chemotherapy of CPT-11 with CDDP was also administered to other patients at our outpatient clinic and seems to be useful therapy for improving outcome.
authors.affiliation: Hachioji Digestive Disease Hospital.
authors.forename: Shuji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Kunihiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Amano
authors.forename: Seiichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Imazato
authors.forename: Yasuyoshi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takeo
authors.forename: Tsuneo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Mamoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Fujio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hanyu
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002166:Camptothecin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D000077146:Irinotecan; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000077146:Irinotecan; D002945:Cisplatin; D002166:Camptothecin