[A case report of complete response by TS-1 and paclitaxel combination chemotherapy for advanced gastric cancer]

We report a case in which combination chemotherapy of TS-1 and paclitaxel was effective for gastric cancer with malignant ascites, metastatic ovarian cancer and hydronephrosis. Judging from the above issue, the stage was IV and the type was Borrmann 4. The chemotherapy schedule was adjusted at the patient' s request without hindering her activities of daily living. The patient was a 53-year-old woman who suffered from gastric cancer as having malignant ascites and metastatic ovarian tumor. As an outpatient, she was treated with combination chemotherapy of TS-1 and paclitaxel for 2 cycles. The ascites had remarkably disappeared after 2 cycles. The adverse event was alopecia (grade 2), but she could continue the chemotherapy as an outpatient treatment. After completing 5 cycles of chemotherapy, we recognized the primary tumor as an endoscopic complete response.