[Successful CPT-11 treatment in a patient with pancreatic cancer associated with multiple liver metastases and chronic renal failure].
A 56-year-old woman, who had been receiving treatment for chronic renal failure, was admitted to our Department because of a tumor of the pancreas head and multiple liver masses diagnosed by abdominal CT scans. Gastroduodenoscopy revealed a tumor which had invaded the Vater's papilla; the lesion was histopathologically pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Due to the presence of multiple metastases to the liver, we therefore performed general chemotherapy after obtaining the patient's informed consent (IC). CPT-11 was selected as the carcinostatic agent because the patient suffered from renal failure. The initial dose of CPT-11 was 80 mg, and we thereafter made minor adjustments in the dosage depending on the occurrence of side effects. After four courses of the treatment, a CT scan revealed both the tumor of the pancreas head and the multiple liver masses to have almost completely disappeared. Our clinical results indicate that CPT-11 may therefore be a strong candidate for first-line chemotherapy for the treatment of pancreatic cancer, especially in patients with renal failure.
Hirashima
Yoshinori
Y
Third Dept. of Internal Medicine, Oita University Faculty of Medicine.
Kitajima
Kazuaki
K
Sugi
Saori
S
Murakami
Kazunari
K
Fujioka
Toshio
T
Kumamoto
Toshihide
T
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002166:Camptothecin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D000077146:Irinotecan; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D012074:Remission Induction
D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D000077146:Irinotecan; D002166:Camptothecin