[Examination of continuity of S-1 adjuvant chemotherapy for gastric cancer patients after gastrectomy]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2011 May;38(5):793-5.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Next to ACTS-GC (Adjuvant Chemotherapy Trial of S-1 for Gastric Cancer), adjuvant chemotherapy with S-1 is the standard treatment for stage II or III gastric cancer patients.In this study, we retrospectively examined the continuity and adverse reaction of S-1 adjuvant chemotherapy in 30 gastric cancer patients who visited our hospital from 2007 to 2008, and compared them with those of patients treated with ACTS-GC. Whereas the persistent rate of S-1 adjuvant chemotherapy for one year in ACTS-GC was 65.8%, it was 86.7% in our hospital.The RP (Relative performance) value in cases who completed S-1 adjuvant therapy for one year in ACTS-GC and for one year in our hospital was 81.2% and 88.5%, respectively. Grade 3/4 adverse events in our hospital were leukopenia (3.3%), neutropenia (16.7%), and anorexia(6.7%). In conclusion, our hospital has shown a far greater continuity with S- 1 adjuvant chemotherapy than with ACTS-GC, a result suggesting that S-1 adjuvant chemotherapy is feasible in clinical practice.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Drug Combinations
  • Female
  • Gastrectomy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Oxonic Acid / adverse effects
  • Oxonic Acid / therapeutic use*
  • Patient Care Team
  • Stomach Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology
  • Stomach Neoplasms / surgery
  • Tegafur / adverse effects
  • Tegafur / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Drug Combinations
  • S 1 (combination)
  • Tegafur
  • Oxonic Acid