[Report of a Case of Unresectable Advanced Gastric Cancer with Long-Term Survival on Chemotherapy Alone].
A 68-year-old male presented with upper abdominal pain and was referred to our hospital after endoscopy revealed a primary tumor in the gastric antrum. He was diagnosed with unresectable advanced gastric cancer(cT4b[liver, pancreas]N+M1[PUL], cStage ⅣB). S-1 and oxaliplatin were selected as first-line chemotherapeutic agents. After 2 courses, a CT scan showed that the primary tumor and lymph nodes had shrunk, but there was no change in the pulmonary metastases. After 7 courses, oxaliplatin was discontinued due to peripheral neuropathy, and only S-1 was subsequently administered as a single agent. Endoscopy revealed only a scar at the primary tumor site, without malignant findings on biopsy. Seven years after treatment, he continued with only S-1. The lung metastases remained unchanged, but the primary tumor and lymph nodes continued to disappear.
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Imanishi Imanishi, Takeno Takeno, Yamamoto Yamamoto, Tokuyama Tokuyama, Toshiyama Toshiyama, Matsui Matsui, Kawai Kawai, Takahashi Takahashi, Sakai Sakai, Hama Hama, Miyazaki Miyazaki, Kato Kato, Takami Takami, Hirao Hirao
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