title: [A case of patient with malignant lymphoma who received home chemotherapy and achieved a good remission].
abstract: There have been an increasing number of aged patients with malignancies. But, there are some patients who can not receive anti-cancer therapy due to poor activities of daily living and/or aging, etc. In Japan, medical practice at cancer patients' home has been expected for best supportive care, and most physicians believe that home chemotherapy is difficult because cancer patients frequently develop complications. We herein report a case of an 89-year-old female affected by malignant lymphoma who received a home chemotherapy and achieved a good remission. The clinical course of the present case suggested that with careful preparations, home chemotherapy might be feasible and one of therapeutic options for cancer patients.
authors.affiliation: Harmony Clinic.
authors.forename: Michiho
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nishioka
authors.forename: Hiroyasu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kojima
authors.forename: Shun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fukumoto
authors.forename: Hisao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hirai
authors.forename: Yasuhiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamato
authors.forename: Satoko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ichikawa
authors.forename: Tatsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yabuki
authors.forename: Jiro
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Misumi
authors.forename: Haruyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakane
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D018718:Home Infusion Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012074:Remission Induction; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed