[A long-term survival case of pancreatic cancer with hepatic metastasis after pancreaticoduodenectomy successfully treated by s-1 and gemcitabine combination chemotherapy]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2009 Nov;36(12):2419-21.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Gemcitabine monotherapy is accepted as a standard first-line treatment for locally advanced unresectable or metastatic pancreatic cancer. On another front, S-1 and gemcitabine combination chemotherapy is challenging but promising. We report a long-term survival case of pancreatic cancer with hepatic metastasis after surgical resection treated by S-1 and gemcitabine combination chemotherapy. A 59-year-old woman was diagnosed as locoregionally advanced pancreas head cancer without metastatic disease. Pancreatoduodenectomy with regional lymph node dissection was performed after preoperative chemoradiotherapy. Pathological examination revealed a poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma. A solitary hepatic metastasis was detected by CT imaging one year after the surgery. The patient received 35 courses of S-1 and gemcitabine combination therapy. The metastatic tumor was disappeared, and serum CEA decreased to a normal level. S-1 and gemcitabine combination therapy is not only effective but also well tolerated and safe. This combination therapy should be considered one of selective choices for advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / administration & dosage
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Deoxycytidine / administration & dosage
  • Deoxycytidine / analogs & derivatives
  • Drug Combinations
  • Female
  • Gemcitabine
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Liver Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Middle Aged
  • Oxonic Acid / administration & dosage
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Pancreaticoduodenectomy*
  • Tegafur / administration & dosage

Substances

  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
  • Drug Combinations
  • Deoxycytidine
  • S 1 (combination)
  • Tegafur
  • Oxonic Acid
  • Gemcitabine