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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-4-29
pubmed:abstractText
We report the case of 66-year-old male with recurrent rectal cancer which responded to chemotherapy using CPT-11, Isovorin, and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). CPT-11 was administered at 40 mg (90 min i.v.) x 3 day/week, and Isovorin and 5-FU were administered at 25 mg (bolus) and 250 mg (continuous) x 5 day/week by intraarterial infusion. Three cycles of this weekly regimen resulted in regression of tumors in the iliac region with remission of the lameness caused by iliac pain. The serum CEA level decreased from 13.1 ng/ml to 0.5 ng/ml. The patient has undergone 13 cycles of the regimen modified for outpatients (CPT-11 at 40 mg x 3 day/week plus Isovorin at 25 mg and 5-FU at 250 mg 1 day/week) with inhibitions of tumor regrowth and improved serum CEA level for more than 12 months. The current case suggests that weekly low-dose CPT-11/Isovorin/5-FU may have a potent therapeutic effect against recurrent rectal cancer.
pubmed:language
jpn
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0385-0684
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
629-32
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
[A case of recurrent rectal cancer responding to weekly low-dose CPT-11/isovorin/5-fluorouracil].
pubmed:affiliation
Dept. of General and Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka Medical College.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports