A case of gastric cancer with multiple liver metastasis treated with transarterial and transportal chemoembolization of tegafur/lipiodol and epirubicin]

A 56-year-old woman was admitted for advanced gastric cancer (S3H3N3P2 Stage IV). She underwent subtotal gastrectomy, left ovariectomy, and catheterization of the hepatic artery. Pre- and postoperative adjuvant chemotherapies consisting of tegafur, epirubicin, mitomycin C and cisplatin were performed. Two months after surgery, combination of transhepatic arterial and transportal chemoembolization with tegafur 400 mg/lipiodol 3 ml and epirubicin 20 mg was especially effective for this patient. The metastatic lesions of the liver regressed by 85% on computed tomography and the CEA level in the plasma decreased from 51.3 to 5.1 ng/ml. The response was judged partial response (PR), and the patient is now in good general condition.