[A case of pancreatic cancer surviving for 7 years 11 months following intra-arterial and portal infusion chemotherapy]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 1995 Nov;22(13):1983-5.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A case of unresectable pancreatic cancer in a 76-year-old female was reported, in which a tumor had liver involvement. She was treated with infusion chemotherapy of mitomycin C (MMC) from gastroduodenal artery and portal vein after palliative operation. A drug was administered via an extracorporeal infusion catheter. MMC was given totally 47 mg from artery and 27 mg from portal vein for 9 months. Then, the serum CA 19-9 level gradually decreased, the metastatic liver tumor disappeared and the pancreatic tumor became smaller. After that, the tumor did not grow. The patient survived for 7 years 11 months until she died from other causes. Thus, it seems that infusion chemotherapy might be tried in some cases of pancreatic cancer.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / drug therapy*
  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology
  • Aged
  • Disease-Free Survival
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infusions, Intra-Arterial
  • Infusions, Intravenous
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary
  • Mitomycin / administration & dosage*
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Portal Vein

Substances

  • Mitomycin