[Intermittent administration of 5-FU and isovorin to patients with advanced and recurrent colon cancer]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2001 Jul;28(7):1009-12.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We attempted a new regimen of intermittent administration of 5-FU and low-dose Isovorin (F.I) to four patients with advanced and recurrent colon cancer. A partial response (PR) was achieved in two of four patients who had evaluable lesions for this treatment. We observed few side effects among these patients. Only one patient among four showed grade 1 neuropathy after two administrations of this chemotherapy. However, after a two-week pause in administration, the neuropathy disappeared and we could continue the therapy. This patient with multiple liver metastases achieved a partial response. Other patients had no side effects such as bone marrow suppression or digestive symptoms. This intermittent F.I treatment might be an effective and promising therapy with few side effects even for patients with poorer conditions.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antineoplastic Agents / administration & dosage
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Colonic Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Colonic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Female
  • Fluorouracil / administration & dosage
  • Humans
  • Leucovorin / administration & dosage
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / drug therapy

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Leucovorin
  • Fluorouracil