[A case of stage IV advanced gastric cancer responding to TS-1/CDDP neoadjuvant chemotherapy which leads to a pathological complete response]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2007 Jan;34(1):93-5.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 72-year-old male with advanced gastric cancer (cT3N2M0H0P0CY1, cStage IV) was treated with TS-1/CDDP as neoadjuvant chemotherapy. TS-1 (60 mg/m(2)/day) was orally administered for 3 weeks followed by 2 drug free weeks as a course, and CDDP (60 mg/m(2)) was administered by intravenous drip on day 8. After the fourth course,a significant tumor reduction was obtained. Total gastrectomy, splenectomy, and D 2 type nodal dissection were performed. The histological diagnosis revealed complete disappearance of cancer cells in the stomach and all of the lymph nodes, which is a so-called pathological complete response. The patient has now been in good health without a recurrence for 24 months after surgery. This case suggests that neoadjuvant chemotherapy with TS-1/CDDP is a potential regimen for advanced gastric cancer.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / drug therapy*
  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology
  • Adenocarcinoma / surgery
  • Aged
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Cisplatin / administration & dosage
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Drug Combinations
  • Gastrectomy*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Oxonic Acid / administration & dosage
  • Remission Induction
  • Stomach Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology
  • Stomach Neoplasms / surgery
  • Tegafur / administration & dosage

Substances

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