[A case of a gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the rectum effectively treated with continuously-administered regorafenib after failure of imatinib and sunitinib]

Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi. 2016 Apr;113(4):655-61. doi: 10.11405/nisshoshi.113.655.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Regorafenib is recommended as a third-line treatment for unresectable gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST). It is usually administered in a repeating cycle of three-weeks on and one-week off. We describe a patient with an unresectable GIST in the pelvic cavity who complained of pelvic pain while taking the one-week break from regorafenib administration. Subsequently, we reduced the dosage to one level and regorafenib was continuously administered. As a result, the adverse events were improved and the antitumor effect against the GIST was retained. The continuous administration of reduced-dose regorafenib could be considered a viable dosage adjustment in specific situations.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
  • Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / drug therapy*
  • Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / pathology
  • Humans
  • Imatinib Mesylate / therapeutic use
  • Indoles / therapeutic use
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Phenylurea Compounds / administration & dosage*
  • Pyridines / administration & dosage*
  • Pyrroles / therapeutic use
  • Rectal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Sunitinib

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Indoles
  • Phenylurea Compounds
  • Pyridines
  • Pyrroles
  • regorafenib
  • Imatinib Mesylate
  • Sunitinib