[A case of recurrent advanced colon cancer treated with CPT-11 for second-line chemotherapy]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 1997 Aug;24(10):1315-9.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 59-year old male patient had been operated on for sigmoid colon cancer in July, 1990. Operative findings were, P0, H0, S1, N (-), Stage I, and histological findings were ss, ly 2, v0, n (-). In July 1994, the CEA level elevated, and be was diagnoted as having para-aortic LN swelling and stenosis of anastomosis of colon. He was admitted for treatment of recurrent colon cancer. Initially, he was treated with continuous injection of 5-FU, low-dose CDDP and Leucovorin. His CEA level decreased and para-aortic LN diminished in size. But, in December 1995, the CEA level and para-aortic LN relapsed. 5-FU, CDDP and Leucovorin were administered, but the CEA level became more and more elevated. This regimen was not considered responsible for drug resistance. CPT-11 was administered at 60 mg/week 6 times, and 80 mg/week 3 times. The side effects disappeared, LN sightly diminished in size, and the CEA level decreased. Judging by the anticancer effect without severe side effect, we found CPT-11 a useful drug for second-line chemotherapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / therapeutic use*
  • Camptothecin / analogs & derivatives*
  • Camptothecin / therapeutic use
  • Carcinoembryonic Antigen / analysis
  • Cisplatin
  • Colonic Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Colonic Neoplasms / surgery
  • Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
  • Humans
  • Irinotecan
  • Leucovorin
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / drug therapy*
  • Remission Induction

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Carcinoembryonic Antigen
  • Irinotecan
  • Cisplatin
  • Leucovorin
  • Camptothecin