[A Case of Unresectable Advanced Gastric Neuroendocrine Cell Carcinoma Treated with Nivolumab]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2018 Oct;45(10):1530-1532.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 69-year-old man was administered S-1/oxaliplatin/trastuzumab as induction chemotherapy for advanced gastric cancer (cT4b[liver, pancreas], N2M1(H1P0CYX), cStage IV). After 4 courses, because contrast-enhanced computed tomography showed remarkable reduction of the tumor, distal gastrectomy, partial hepatectomy, and radiofrequency ablation for the liver metastasis were performed. The patient was histopathologically diagnosed with gastric neuroendocrine carcinoma(NEC). S- 1/oxaliplatin/trastuzumab was continued after surgery; however, recurrence in the remnant liver was observed after 4 cours- es. For recurrence, cisplatin/irinotecan as first-line and paclitaxel/ramucirumab as second-line treatment were administered, but progression of liver metastasis and ascites due to peritoneal dissemination were observed. As third-line treatment, nivolumab was initiated. Ascites decreased after 3 courses, but after 2 more courses, progression of ascites, liver recurrence, and multiple metastasis in the lumbar vertebra were observed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological / therapeutic use*
  • Bone Neoplasms / secondary
  • Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine / drug therapy*
  • Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine / surgery
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Nivolumab / therapeutic use*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology
  • Stomach Neoplasms / surgery

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological
  • Nivolumab