title: A Complete Response Case in a Patient with Multiple Lung Metastases of Rectal Cancer Treated with Bevacizumab plus XELIRI Therapy.
abstract: It has been reported that many patients with lung metastasis of colorectal cancer (CRC) underwent chemotherapy with fluorouracil, folinic acid, oxaliplatin, irinotecan, or capecitabine. There is a small number of reports about the capecitabine and irinotecan (XELIRI) plus bevacizumab (BV) therapy for patients with metastatic CRC in Japan. We report a case of successful BV+XELIRI therapy for rectal cancer with multiple lung metastases as first-line chemotherapy. A 53-year-old female presented with advanced rectal cancer and metastatic lung tumors. Following surgery, the patient was treated with XELIRI+BV. After 6 courses, a computed tomography scan showed complete response of the lung metastases. No recurrence has occurred for 3 years after chemotherapy was stopped.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hashida
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan.
authors.forename: Hironaga
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Satake
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan.
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaihara
keywords: Bevacizumab+XELIRI; Chemotherapy; Colorectal cancer; Lung metastasis