Successful treatment of metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma with combination chemotherapy regimens.
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is the fourth leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. Current 5-year survival is less than 4%, highlighting the dire need for effective treatment. We report the case of a 41-year-old woman who was diagnosed with advanced metastatic well-to-moderately differentiated mucinous adenocarcinoma of the pancreas, involving the liver and peritoneal cavity. She agreed to receive novel combination chemotherapy rather than the standard-of-care treatment. This patient was treated with three unique combination regimens. Complete response of multiple liver and peritoneal metastases and reduction in size with increasing calcification of the pancreatic mass occurred in this patient after 18 months of treatment. This report documents the individual response to effective and well-tolerated treatment regimens integrating available drugs.
Department of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Anna M
AM
Masellis
Timothy D
TD
Sielaff
Gail P
GP
Bender
D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary; D000328:Adult; D000418:Albumins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000008:administration & dosage; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000068258:Bevacizumab; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D000069287:Capecitabine; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003841:Deoxycytidine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D000077143:Docetaxel; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary; D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000077150:Oxaliplatin; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary; D043823:Taxoids / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D000093542:Gemcitabine
C520255:130-nm albumin-bound paclitaxel; D000418:Albumins; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds; D043823:Taxoids; D000077150:Oxaliplatin; D003841:Deoxycytidine; D000077143:Docetaxel; D000068258:Bevacizumab; D000069287:Capecitabine; D017239:Paclitaxel; D002945:Cisplatin; D005472:Fluorouracil; D000093542:Gemcitabine