[A case of liver metastases from cecal cancer successfully treated with fluorouracil and folinic acid (UFT/LV)]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2005 Feb;32(2):227-9.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 76-year-old man had undergone a right hemicolectomy for cecal cancer. Oral UFT (450 mg/day) administration alone was started 2 months following the operation. From a CT scan of the abdomen performed 3 months postoperatively, he was diagnosed with liver metastasis. Because the liver metastasis had progressed, combination oral administration of UFT+LV was started (UFT 450 mg/day, LV 75 mg/day, 4 weeks of therapy followed by a 1-week treatment break). After 1 cycle, a good partial response of that lesion was achieved. The pulmonary metastasis had almost disappeared to within normal limits. In conclusion, this treatment was very safe and effective.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / drug therapy*
  • Adenocarcinoma / secondary*
  • Aged
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Cecal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Cecal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Colectomy / methods
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Drug Combinations
  • Fluorouracil / administration & dosage
  • Humans
  • Leucovorin / administration & dosage
  • Liver Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Male
  • Tegafur / administration & dosage
  • Uracil / administration & dosage

Substances

  • Drug Combinations
  • UFT(R) drug
  • Tegafur
  • Uracil
  • Leucovorin
  • Fluorouracil