[A case of small-cell lung cancer responding remarkably to CPT-11 and CDDP combination chemotherapy].
A 73-year-old man was admitted to our hospital complaining of general malaise, loss of appetite and body weight loss. Chest X-ray film showed left-sided pleural effusion. Computed tomographic (CT) scan of the chest also demonstrated left-sided pleural effusion with lung tumor and lymphnode swelling. Repeated treatment with 60 mg/m(2) of cisplatin on day 1 followed by 80 mg/m(2) of irinotecan on days 1 and 8 were effective in this patient.
Dept. of Clinical Oncology, Toyama City Hospital.
Yoshihisa
Y
Ishiura
Yasushi
Y
Terasaki
Hiroyuki
H
Nakamura
Shigeru
S
Yokawa
Katsuhiko
K
Saito
Kazuo
K
Kasahara
Masaki
M
Fujimura
D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002166:Camptothecin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016371:Cranial Irradiation; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D006801:Humans; D000077146:Irinotecan; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000517:prevention & control; D016066:Pleural Effusion, Malignant / Q000188:drug therapy; D012074:Remission Induction; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000077146:Irinotecan; D002945:Cisplatin; D002166:Camptothecin