[Clinical study of ambulatory patient cancer chemotherapy for advanced colorectal cancer]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2005 Dec;32(13):2087-90.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

To evaluate ambulatory patient cancer chemotherapy, the clinical response, toxicities and survival time were analysed among 19 patients with non-curative or recurrent colorectal cancer who were treated by Uracil/Tegafur (UFT) plus oral Leucovorin (UZEL) for the past 2 years. The patients were administered UFT (300 mg/m2/day) and UZEL (75 mg/body/day) for 28 days with a one-week interval every 35 days as one course.A partial response (PR) was observed in 6 patients (31.6%) and stable disease (SD) in 8. The median survival time was 16 months. Although nausea/vomiting, diarrhea and leucopenia were noted, no severe side effects were observed. These results suggested that UFT plus Leucovorin therapy might be a useful cancer chemotherapy for ambulatory patients with advanced colorectal cancer.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Ambulatory Care*
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / adverse effects
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / mortality
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Drug Combinations
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leucovorin / administration & dosage
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nausea / chemically induced
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / drug therapy*
  • Stomatitis / chemically induced
  • Survival Rate
  • Tegafur / administration & dosage
  • Uracil / administration & dosage

Substances

  • Drug Combinations
  • UFT(R) drug
  • Tegafur
  • Uracil
  • Leucovorin