[Pathological complete response in advanced gastric carcinoma with lymph node metastasis treated with combination neoadjuvant chemotherapy comprising S-1 and cisplatin-a case report]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2013 Nov;40(12):2223-5.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 55-year-old man with melena was referred to our hospital with suspicion of pancreatic cancer. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed a type 3 tumor in the greater curvature of the pylorus invading the duodenum. Examination of biopsy specimens showed poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography (PET)-CT revealed a gastric tumor in the antrum and regional lymph node metastases invading the pancreas, indicating clinical stage IIIB (cT3, N2, H0, P0, M0) disease. Following 2 courses of neoadjuvant chemotherapy with S-1 plus cisplatin( CDDP), distal gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy was performed. Histological examination revealed no residual cancer cells in the surgically obtained stomach and lymph node specimens, suggesting a complete pathological response( Grade 3). The patient was treated with S-1 for 1 year after surgery. Currently, at 54 months after surgery, the patient is in good health without recurrence.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Cisplatin / administration & dosage
  • Drug Combinations
  • Gastrectomy
  • Humans
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoadjuvant Therapy*
  • Oxonic Acid / administration & dosage
  • Stomach Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology
  • Stomach Neoplasms / surgery
  • Tegafur / administration & dosage

Substances

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