Remarkable response to gemcitabine rechallenge in advanced urothelial carcinoma: a case report

Anticancer Drugs. 2022 Nov 1;33(10):1171-1174. doi: 10.1097/CAD.0000000000001387. Epub 2022 Sep 29.

Abstract

Therapeutic alternatives in advanced urothelial carcinoma are limited, especially in advanced lines, with only a few drugs having demonstrated relevant clinical benefit. This article discusses about a young patient with significant cardiovascular comorbidities, already treated with recommended first- and second-line drugs, and suffering from liver metastases. Despite the known poor prognosis of this disease and the few supporting data, given his peculiar clinical history, we opted to treat him with a third-line gemcitabine rechallenge with a notable response on his liver lesions. We present an intriguing case, both in terms of the therapeutic sequence and the disease course.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell* / drug therapy
  • Deoxycytidine / analogs & derivatives
  • Deoxycytidine / therapeutic use
  • Gemcitabine
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms* / drug therapy
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms* / pathology

Substances

  • Deoxycytidine
  • Gemcitabine