title: [A case of Stage IV gastric cancer with liver and peritoneal metastases responding completely to tailored S-1/CPT- 11 combination therapy].
abstract: A 75-year-old man with advanced gastric cancer underwent distal gastrectomy with lymph node dissection(D1)and Roux-en Y reconstruction. Pathological staging was Stage IV (T3N3P1CY1M1), and curability was Cur C. He started adjuvant chemotherapy with oral administration of S-1(100 mg/body weight), but experienced grade 3 anorexia for one month. Abdominal computed tomography(CT)2 months postoperatively showed multiple liver metastases and ascites. We then conducted tailored S-1/CPT-11 as second-line chemotherapy(S-1 80 mg/body weight on days 1-5 and 8-12, CPT-11 60 mg/body weight on days 1 and 8). After 5 courses of this therapy, CT showed that the liver metastases and ascites had disappeared, leading to a complete response(CR). The only adverse event was general grade 1 fatigue. He continues to undergo oral administration of S-1(80 mg/body weight)as maintenance therapy, and maintained CR for 12 months since undergoing chemotherapy. Adverse events in tailored S-1/CPT-11 combination therapy are mild and tolerable, making this regimen a potential therapeutic strategy for patients with advanced or recurrent gastric cancer.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery, Nippon Medical School Tama- Nagayama Hospital.
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsutani
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mizutani
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yanagi
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matsushita
authors.forename: Moto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kashiwabara
authors.forename: Akihisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: Yoshifumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishi
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Arai
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sasajima
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tajiri
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood; D002166:Camptothecin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D000077146:Irinotecan; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010094:Oxonic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005641:Tegafur / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D004338:Drug Combinations; C079198:S 1 (combination); D005641:Tegafur; D010094:Oxonic Acid; D000077146:Irinotecan; D002166:Camptothecin