[Clinical trial of chemotherapy identified according to chemosensitivity assay for oral cancer patients with unresectable recurrent lesions].
Treatment of patients with unresectable recurrent oral cancer is quite difficult. In particular,there is no scientific evidence to select anti-cancer drugs for patients who were given previous radiation therapy. To select optional chemotherapy regimens, we have employed a new chemosensitivity testing method, a collagen gel droplet embedded culture sensitivity test (CD-DST) for patients with unresectable oral cancer. Six oral cancer patients with recurrence and/or metastatic disease were treated with the optional chemotherapy based on the results of CD-DST. No result was obtained due to a problem of poor growth of tumor cells in one case. In another case, we could not find a sensitive anti-cancer drug among the agents we examined. These 2 patients were treated with selected palliative pain control therapy. Optional chemotherapy based on the results of CD-DST was given to 4 patients showing sensitivity to the anti-cancer drugs examined. Tumor recession or tumor dormancy was observed clinically during a definite period. Toxicity was mild and the median survival was 10.9 months. We therefore conclude that the examination with CD-DST may provide important scientific evidence to determine a suitable chemotherapy for patients with advanced oral cancer.
Shintani
Satoru
S
Dept. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ehime University School of Medicine.
Hino
Satoshi
S
Nakashiro
Koh-ichi
K
Hamakawa
Hiroyuki
H
D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary; D016685:Mitomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010094:Oxonic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011725:Pyridines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005641:Tegafur / Q000008:administration & dosage
D004338:Drug Combinations; D011725:Pyridines; C079198:S 1 (combination); D005641:Tegafur; D016685:Mitomycin; D010094:Oxonic Acid