Chemotherapy of Borrmann type 4 gastric cancer

Suga, S.; Ina, K.; Horiuchi, Y.

Gan to Kagaku Ryoho. Cancer and ChemoTherapy 13(8): 2520-2525

1986


ISSN/ISBN: 0385-0684
PMID: 3017228
Document Number: 283136
In brief, the clinical course of patients with Borrmann type 4 gastric cancer is characterized by its marked tendency for peritoneal metastasis (P-factor). This paper dealt with the treatment of Borrmann type 4 gastric cancer from the viewpoint of the disease P-factor, and included the following topics; UFTM chemotherapy, pharmacokinetics of mitomycin C (i.v. vs i.p. use), case presentation, Port-A-catheter (implantable drug delivery system), suppression of collagen biosynthesis, prevention of the adverse effects of mitomycin C, neochemotherapy, and autopsy findings.

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