A case of patient with malignant lymphoma who received home chemotherapy and achieved a good remission
Nishioka, M.; Kojima, H.; Fukumoto, S.; Hirai, H.; Yamato, Y.; Ichikawa, S.; Yabuki, T.; Misumi, J.; Nakane, H.
Gan to Kagaku Ryoho. Cancer and ChemoTherapy 36(Suppl 1): 54-56
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 0385-0684 PMID: 20443401 Document Number: 629472
There have been an increasing number of aged patients with malignancies. But, there are some patients who can not receive anti-cancer therapy due to poor activities of daily living and/or aging, etc. In Japan, medical practice at cancer patients' home has been expected for best supportive care, and most physicians believe that home chemotherapy is difficult because cancer patients frequently develop complications. We herein report a case of an 89-year-old female affected by malignant lymphoma who received a home chemotherapy and achieved a good remission. The clinical course of the present case suggested that with careful preparations, home chemotherapy might be feasible and one of therapeutic options for cancer patients.