title: [Two cases of successful local control with intermittent hepatic arterial infusion therapy using 5-FU and external radiation therapy for unresectable advanced gall bladder cancer].
abstract: Unresectable advanced gall bladder cancer has a very poor prognosis. No good chemotherapeutic regimen is available. We report two cases of unresectable advanced gall bladder cancer patients who received the combination of intermittent hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy and external radiation therapy. A 45-year-old male was alive for 576 days, and a 69-year-old male was alive for 246 days after the first diagnosis. They have been able to maintain a good quality of life without any severe adverse effects.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery, Kansai Rosai Hospital.
authors.forename: Keishi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugimoto
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohzato
authors.forename: Naohiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tomita
authors.forename: Shigeyuki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: Tomohiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aihara
authors.forename: Shu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okamura
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miki
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakata
authors.forename: Chiwan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Takiuchi
authors.forename: Kaoru
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takatsuka
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D006499:Hepatic Artery; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D015607:Stents
chemical_list: D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; D005472:Fluorouracil