[A Case of Recurrent Gastric Cancer with Grade 3 Proteinuria Caused by Ramucirumab plus Paclitaxel Therapy]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2017 Nov;44(12):1080-1082.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Proteinuria is one of the characteristic adverse events by ramucirumab(RAM)plus paclitaxel(PTX)combination therapy for advanced gastric cancer. We reported a case of recurrent gastric cancer with grade(gr)3 proteinuria caused by RAM plus PTX therapy. 77-year-old woman was underwent distal gastrectomy in 76 years old for gastric cancer that was diagnosed mucinous adenocarcinoma, fStage III C(T4aN3H0P0CY0M0)and received adjuvant chemotherapy of S-1 for 1 year. She suffered from peritoneal recurrence with ascites after 1 year and 4 months of the operation and RAM(8mg/kg; day 1 and 15)plus PTX(80mg/m2; day 1, 8 and 15)therapy was administrated as second-line chemotherapy. After 1 course, weekly PTX has been continued for gr 3 proteinuria and the ascites disappeared after 4 courses. This successful case might indicate that it was important for patients with gr 3 proteinuria as adverse event to consider discontinuance of RAM and continuation of PTX according to the proper usage guide of RAM.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / administration & dosage
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / adverse effects*
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / adverse effects*
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Female
  • Gastrectomy
  • Humans
  • Paclitaxel / administration & dosage
  • Paclitaxel / adverse effects*
  • Proteinuria / chemically induced*
  • Ramucirumab
  • Recurrence
  • Stomach Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology
  • Stomach Neoplasms / surgery

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Paclitaxel