Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 29, Issue 2 106-108, Copyright © 1999 by Foundation for Promotion of Cancer Research
T Satoh, K Tsushima, S Saitoh, Y Hizawa, Y Tamura, S Fukuda, Y Yamada, H Tohno, T Takasugi, Y Sakata and A Munakata
We describe a case of advanced esophageal cancer treated successfully by
chemotherapy with nedaplatin alone. A 60-year-old male with type 2 advanced
esophageal cancer, which was located in the upper part of the esophagus and
had invaded adjacent organs, was treated with nedaplatin 150 mg/body (100
mg/m2) given intravenously every 4 weeks from January 6, 1991. He achieved
a partial response (PR) and was discharged in March 1991. Subsequently, he
received nedaplatin 75 mg/body in an out-patient setting almost every month
until August 1992. Toxicities were tolerable and included mild
thrombocytopenia and nausea/vomiting. From serial evaluation in October
1993, the esophageal tumor was not observed. After 7 years since initial
chemotherapy was administered, he still survives without the disease.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
A case of advanced esophageal cancer showing a long-term complete response with chemotherapy with nedaplatin alone
First Department of Internal Medicine, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Aomori, Japan. tsatoh-hki@umin.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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