A case of maxillary sinus carcinoma showing long time survival after lung metastasis with administration of S-1 as tumor dormancy therapy
Satoh, A.; Satoh, T.; Kaneta, H.; Kato, T.; Notani, K.-I.; Kitagawa, Y.
Gan to Kagaku Ryoho. Cancer and ChemoTherapy 34(5): 749-751
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 0385-0684 PMID: 17496450 Document Number: 605390
The patient is a 65-year-old man, who underwent curative resection for maxillary sinus carcinoma after chemoradiation. Lung metastases were observed two months following resection, and were treated with S-1 at a dose of 120 mg/day. One course of the S-1 administration regimen consisted of 2 weeks and a 1-week interval. The patient achieved long survival for 527 days with no adverse reaction. Therefore, this treatment on an outpatient basis greatly contributed to his quality of life. We consider S-1 as a first-line anti-cancer drug for tumor dormancy therapy.