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Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2002 Nov;29(12):2076-9.
[A case of postoperative hepatic metastasis from gastric cancer responding to hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy of paclitaxel]
[Article in Japanese]
Matsui S, Tono T, Iwazawa T, Kinuta M, Yano H, Nakano Y, Kanoh T, Okada K, Asaoka T, Imasato M, Okamura J, Monden T.
Dept. of Surgery, NTT West Osaka Hospital.
A 70-year-old man underwent total gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer in January 2000. He was treated with UFT of 300 mg/day after surgery. In December 2000, liver metastasis was detected. In January 2001, treatment was switched to oral administration of TS-1 at 100 mg/day. In April 2001, there were no extrahepatic lesions. However, the metastatic liver focus showed progression of the disease (PD). TS-1 was discontinued. In May 2001, a hepatic arterial injection reservoir was inserted. Thereafter, arterial injection chemotherapy with 5-FU was administered. However, in November, liver dysfunction was exacerbated, and computed tomography (CT) revealed PD. Therefore, in December, the above chemotherapy was switched to arterial injection of paclitaxel at 100 mg, which was administered once a week for 3 weeks and discontinued for the subsequent week. In March 2002, hepatopathy had subsided at the end of the 4th course, the performance status (PS) improved and CT revealed a minor response. In June 2002, the condition deteriorated to PD. However, there were no side effects other than alopecia. During the administration period, treatment at the outpatient clinic could be safely performed. These findings suggest that hepatic arterial injection therapy with paclitaxel for liver metastasis after surgery for gastric cancer is a useful second line for 5-FU-resistant patients.
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Br J Dermatol. 2002 Oct;147(4):675-82.
Protective and curative effects of topically applied CX-659S, a novel diaminouracil derivative, on chronic picryl chloride-induced contact hypersensitivity responses.
Inoue Y, Isobe M, Shiohara T, Goto Y, Hayashi H.
Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology Laboratory, Japan Energy Corporation, 3-17-35 Niizo-Minami, Toda-shi, Saitama 335-8502, Japan.
BACKGROUND: CX-659S, a newly discovered anti-inflammatory compound, exerts inhibitory effects against acute contact hypersensitivity responses (CHRs) induced by picryl chloride (PC), oxazolone and dinitrochlorobenzene. The murine model of chronic CHR induced by repeated application of PC is known to mimic many, if not all, events occurring within the lesional skin of patients with atopic dermatitis (AD). OBJECTIVES: To investigate the ability of CX-659S to inhibit PC-induced chronic CHR in mice. METHODS: The protective and curative effects of CX-659S were tested on PC-treated ears of BALB/c mice, and were compared with those of prednisolone. Effects were quantified by measurements of ear thickness, serum IgE and cytokine mRNA expression. RESULTS: Both protectively applied and curatively applied CX-659S significantly inhibited increases in ear thickness and total serum IgE. Inhibition was dose-dependent. Although protectively applied prednisolone showed similar activities to CX-659S against chronic CHR, curatively applied prednisolone did not affect the serum IgE level despite inhibiting increases in ear thickness and inflammatory cell infiltration. Consistent with these results, CX-659S reduced mRNA expression of interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-10 but not of interferon (IFN)-gamma, whereas prednisolone inhibited not only mRNA expression of IL-4 and IL-10 but also that of IFN-gamma in the ear lesion. In contrast to prednisolone, CX-659S did not show any side-effect such as atrophy, alopecia or telangiectasia. CONCLUSIONS: CX-659S is the first promising compound having inhibitory activities against chronic CHR accompanied by a diminishing effect on elevated serum IgE, without any other side-effect. Therefore, CX-659S may be a promising candidate for management of patients with recurring AD who require long-term therapy.
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Br J Dermatol. 2002 Oct;147(4):785-8.
Panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma clinically manifested as alopecia.
Torok L, Gurbity TP, Kirschner A, Krenacs L.
Department of Dermatology, County Hospital, Nagykorosi u. 15, 6000 Kecskemet, Hungary. laszlo.a.toroatavnet.hu
A 45-year-old women presented with multifocal scalp lesions with the clinical impression of alopecia areata. Histological findings first suggested cytophagic histiocytic panniculitis, although a 'burned-out' panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma could not be excluded. After a 20-month follow-up period, assessment of the T-cell receptor gamma-chain gene rearrangement verified the diagnosis of subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma. This case is interesting because of its isolated scalp manifestation as well as its indolent course.
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