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Gan To Kagaku Ryoho
; 31(5): 767-9, 2004 May.
Artículo
en Japonés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15170990
RESUMEN
Two cases of recurrent gastric cancer are described. Recurrence at anastomosis was detected following total gastrectomy in both patients. They declined surgery but wanted medical treatment. Therefore, 100 mg/kg of TS-1 was administered with informed consent. Symptoms related to stenosis were relieved after the first course, and complete responses were confirmed by endoscopic and pathological studies after completion of 4 courses in both patients. Palliative surgery remains a major option of treatments for patients with recurrence at anastomosis after total gastrectomy. TS-1, however, should be considered a treatment for such cases with satisfactory QOL, especially for outpatients who do not want surgery.