1. [Severe advanced lower gingival carcinoma effectively reduced by chemoradiation with S-1--report of a case].
- Author
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Ishibashi M, Masuda N, Noguchi K, Moridera K, Nishimura N, Takayama T, Nishioji K, Urade M, and Kogo M
- Subjects
- Combined Modality Therapy, Drug Administration Schedule, Drug Combinations, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Quality of Life, Radiotherapy Dosage, Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic administration & dosage, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell drug therapy, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell radiotherapy, Gingival Neoplasms drug therapy, Gingival Neoplasms radiotherapy, Oxonic Acid administration & dosage, Tegafur administration & dosage
- Abstract
Severe advanced head and neck carcinoma which can not be removed via surgical procedure combined with a large lymph node metastasis has a poor prognosis. We administered concurrent chemoradiotherapy with S-1 for a lower gingival carcinoma. As a direct result, we discovered that the treatment greatly reduced the size of tumor, and we consider that this treatment prolonged the patient.s life. The treatment results suggest that the so-called dormancy state of the tumor was continued. In this case study, radiotherapy with S-1 showed a highly effective response from the viewpoint of QOL improvement.
- Published
- 2007