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15114702

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-4-29
pubmed:abstractText
A 92-year-old man was admitted to the hospital for rehabilitation. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy was performed 2 weeks after admission because of vomiting which was found to be due to a Barrett's esophageal carcinoma at the lower esophagus. We chose chemotherapy with TS-1 at the dose of 50 mg/day in consideration of his age and performance status. His difficulty in swallowing disappeared rapidly. After 7 days of treatment, grade 3 anorexia appeared, so the dosage of TS-1 was reduced to 25 mg/day. After the reduction of TS-1, anorexia soon disappeared. The regimen consisted of TS-1 every 6 weeks as 1 cycle. After 7 cycles of treatment, upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and upper gastrointestinal series revealed that the tumor had a completely disappeared. The effects of chemotherapy were judged as CR. This case suggests that administration of TS-1 is an effective choice of chemotherapy not only for gastric carcinoma but also Barrett's esophageal carcinoma.
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
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
575-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
[A case of Barrett's esophageal carcinoma successfully treated with TS-1 in an elderly patient].
pubmed:affiliation
Dept. of Surgery, Fujita Health University, School of Medicine.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports