| Abstract | A 61-year-old man underwent curative low anterior resection for rectosigmoid colon cancer. Follow-up ultrasonography revealed unresectable multiple liver metastases at 10 months after surgery. Arterial infusion therapy with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) was given at 1,500 mg every 2 weeks up to a total dose of 37.5 g, resulting in complete remission (CR) of the liver metastases. However, recurrence was seen 4 months after CR. Following partial hepatectomy and local ablation therapy, he received multidisciplinary treatment including local ablation therapy, arterial infusion of 5-FU and mitomycin C, and systemic chemotherapy with 5-FU/Leucovorin/CPT-11. The patient died of liver failure at 3 years and 7 months after the detection of hepatic metastases. If arterial infusion therapy achieves CR of unresectable hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer, the patient may survive for several years with multidisciplinary treatment including surgery, local ablation therapy, and systemic chemotherapy. |
| Authors | Masaki Kashiwazaki, Hideyuki Mishima, Yutaka Takeda, Yasunori Hasuike, Isamu Nishisyo, Toshimasa Tsujinaka
(Affiliation: Dept. of Surgery, Osaka National Hospital.)
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| Journal | Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy
(Gan To Kagaku Ryoho)
Vol. 30
Issue 11
Pg. 1733-6
(Oct 2003)
ISSN: 0385-0684 Japan |
| PMID | 14619506
(Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)
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| Chemical References |
- irinotecan
- Mitomycin
- Fluorouracil
- Leucovorin
- Camptothecin
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| Topics |
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
(therapeutic use)
- Camptothecin
(analogs & derivatives)
- Combined Modality Therapy
- Drug Administration Schedule
- Fluorouracil
(administration & dosage)
- Hepatectomy
- Hepatic Artery
- Humans
- Infusions, Intra-Arterial
- Leucovorin
(administration & dosage)
- Liver Neoplasms
(drug therapy, secondary, surgery)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mitomycin
(administration & dosage)
- Rectal Neoplasms
(pathology, surgery)
- Sigmoid Neoplasms
(pathology, surgery)
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