A Case of Gallbladder Cancer Successfully Treated with UFTM Therapy

A 73-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital on May 22, 1986 because of jaundice and hepatomegaly. A CT-scan and abdominal ultrasound examination revealed a gallbladder cancer with massive direct invasion and multiple metastases to the liver. She was treated with U1'TM chemotherapy. Improve...

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Published inJapanese Journal of National Medical Services Vol. 41; no. 12; pp. 1069 - 1073
Main Authors HORIUCHI, Yo, MATSUOKA, Somei, INA, Kenji, NAGAI, Hirofumi, MATSUURA, Toshihiro, SUGA, Shoji, OKAE, Toshiharu
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Japanese Society of National Medical Services 1987
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CA 19-9
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Summary:A 73-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital on May 22, 1986 because of jaundice and hepatomegaly. A CT-scan and abdominal ultrasound examination revealed a gallbladder cancer with massive direct invasion and multiple metastases to the liver. She was treated with U1'TM chemotherapy. Improvement of subjective symptoms was obtained and hepatomegaly and jaundice reduced remarkably. The serum levels of tumor markers also decreased in parallel with the reduction of hepatic metastasis. However, after two months of remission period the disease recurred, and the patient died about 4 months after the initiation of therapy. Further trials will be required to determine the efficacy of UFTM therapy for gallbladder cancer.
ISSN:0021-1699
1884-8729
DOI:10.11261/iryo1946.41.1069