title: [The QOL of the patient with advanced pancreatic carcinoma was changed for the better with combination therapy consisting of arterial chemotherapy and injection of interferon].
abstract: The prognosis of advanced pancreatic carcinoma with multiple liver metastases is extremely poor. The current methods of treating pancreatic carcinoma are far from satisfactory. The results of systemic and regional chemotherapies for pancreatic carcinoma are disappointing. The patient was a 68-year-old male with advanced pancreatic carcinoma. After an operation, he received a combination therapy consisting of arterial infusion (gemcitabine hydrochloride, GEM, 600 mg) and muscle injection of interferon (IFN, 300x10(4) U). A decrease in metastatic tumor of the liver was observed. In this report, we describe the case of a patient whose effective results were achieved by using a new combination of GEM and IFN.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Gastroenterological Surgery, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences.
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Funahashi
authors.forename: Hirozumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sawai
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Youichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.forename: Takehiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wakasugi
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Hiromitsu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takeyama
authors.forename: Tadao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Manabe
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003841:Deoxycytidine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial; D007372:Interferons / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D010180:Pancreatectomy; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D011788:Quality of Life; D000093542:Gemcitabine
chemical_list: D003841:Deoxycytidine; D007372:Interferons; D000093542:Gemcitabine