[A case of recurrent colon cancer developed thrombosis in superior mesenteric vein after chemotherapy]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2013 May;40(5):659-61.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 48-year-old man was administered bevacizumab+FOLFOX for lymph node recurrence of colon cancer in the abdominal cavity, and developed serious thrombosis of the portal system after 6 courses of the chemotherapy. We discontinued it promptly and anticoagulant therapy with urokinase was started immediately, but a complete dissolution was not achieved. Preservation therapy using anticoagulants for a long duration was effective for controling the of clinical symptom of thrombosis. The result of 6 courses of chemotherapy was CR, and the effect continues today, without further treatment 2 years later.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized / administration & dosage
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized / adverse effects
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / administration & dosage
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / adverse effects*
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Bevacizumab
  • Colonic Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Colonic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Fibrinolytic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Fluorouracil / administration & dosage
  • Fluorouracil / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Leucovorin / administration & dosage
  • Leucovorin / adverse effects
  • Male
  • Mesenteric Veins / pathology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Organoplatinum Compounds / administration & dosage
  • Organoplatinum Compounds / adverse effects
  • Recurrence
  • Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator / therapeutic use*
  • Venous Thrombosis / chemically induced
  • Venous Thrombosis / drug therapy*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Fibrinolytic Agents
  • Organoplatinum Compounds
  • Bevacizumab
  • Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator
  • Leucovorin
  • Fluorouracil

Supplementary concepts

  • Folfox protocol