title: [A Case of an Elderly Patient with Advanced Gastric Cancer Successfully Treated with Combination S-1 and Oxaliplatin Therapy].
abstract: The patient was an 80-year-old man. He had a chief complaint of epigastric pain. The upper gastrointestinal endoscopy showed a type 4 tumor of the stomach, and the CT scan showed multiple para-aortic lymph node metastases. The patient was diagnosed with cStage IV gastric cancer. At first, he could take only small amounts of liquid. After starting S-1 and oxaliplatin (SOX), he was able to resume a full diet and his general condition was improved. A CT scan after 4 courses of chemotherapy showed a significant reduction in the wall thickness of the stomach and the size of the lymph nodes. SOX chemotherapy could be a promising treatment option for elderly patients with advanced gastric cancer.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery, Osaka Rosai Hospital.
authors.forename: Ryohei
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kawabata
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
authors.forename: Chizu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kameda
authors.forename: Akihiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takata
authors.forename: Akinobu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yasuyama
authors.forename: Tae
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsumura
authors.forename: Chikato
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Koga
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hirota
authors.forename: Shingo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Noura
authors.forename: Junzo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miwa
authors.forename: Junichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000077150:Oxaliplatin; D010094:Oxonic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D005641:Tegafur / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds; D000077150:Oxaliplatin; C079198:S 1 (combination); D005641:Tegafur; D010094:Oxonic Acid