[A case of recurrent gastric cancer with skin and lung metastasis treated by low-dose paclitaxel therapy]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2004 Dec;31(13):2187-9.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A case of recurrent gastric cancer with metastases to the skin and lung was treated successfully with low-dose paclitaxel after oral TS-1 administration. The patient was a 73-year-old man who underwent total gastrectomy for gastric cancer on April 3, 2000. Two years and four months after the operation, an increasing CA19-9 concentration and metastases to the skin and both lungs were observed. Oral TS-1 was given, but had to be stopped because of diarrhea. The metastatic lesions of the skin were resected, and low-dose paclitaxel (100 mg) was given once a week for 6 weeks. Five months later, the metastatic lesions of the right and left lung had decreased in size by 62% and 100%, respectively. CA19-9 fell to below the cut-off value 2 months after starting therapy. A decrease in the hemoglobin level of grade 1 was observed. Low-dose paclitaxel for recurrent gastric cancer after TS-1 therapy causes few side effects and may well be effective.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / drug therapy*
  • Adenocarcinoma / secondary
  • Adenocarcinoma / surgery
  • Aged
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / administration & dosage*
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Gastrectomy
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Male
  • Paclitaxel / administration & dosage*
  • Skin Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology
  • Stomach Neoplasms / surgery

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Paclitaxel