TAXOL AND PLATINUM CHEMOTHERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF PANCREATIC AND JEJUNAL CARCINOMA

被引:5
作者
CORNELISON, TL [1 ]
GOLDBERG, JM [1 ]
PIVER, MS [1 ]
机构
[1] ROSWELL PK CANC INST,DEPT GYNECOL ONCOL,BUFFALO,NY 14263
关键词
TAXOL; CISPLATIN; CHEMOTHERAPY; PANCREAS CANCER; JEJUNAL CANCER; GASTROINTESTINAL CANCER;
D O I
10.1002/jso.2930590314
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
Pancreatic cancer and jejunal cancer are aggressive diseases with grim prognoses. The long term survival of pancreatic carcinoma is still one of the worst of ail cancers. Ninety-five percent of the patients die of their disease within 5 years [Wagener et al: Ann Oncol 5(Suppl 3): S87-S90, 1994]. Eighty-five percent of patients with jejunal carcinoma die of their disease within 5 years [Lioe, Biggart: J Clin Pathol 43:533-536, 1990]. To date, there are disappointingly few effective cytotoxic agents in the treatment of these cancers. We present a case of advanced-stage pancreatic carcinoma and a case of advanced stage jejunal carcinoma, each showing marked response to Taxol and platinum chemotherapy. (C) 1995 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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页码:204 / 208
页数:5
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