A Case of Long Survival with Hilar Lymph Node Metastasis from Gastric Cancer Successfully Treated with Nivolumab Immunotherapy

• Published in: Gan to kagaku ryoho Vol. 46; no. 13; p. 2315
• Main Authors: Okada, Kazuyuki, Takeoka, Tomohira, Kobayashi, Kenji, Fukunaga, Mutsumi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japan 01.12.2019
• Subjects: Aged; Gastrectomy; Humans; Immunotherapy; Lymph Nodes; Lymphatic Metastasis; Male; Nivolumab; Stomach Neoplasms - drug therapy

A 74-year-old man underwent distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer(CY1, fStage Ⅳ). About 18 months after surgery, abdominal CT scans revealed multiple lymph node metastases along the portal vein. Systemic chemotherapy was administered comprising a capecitabine/oxaliplatin(CAPOX)regimen. After 4 cours...