Long-term disease control during TAS-102 therapy in the VI line treatment in a 73-year-old mCRC patient. A case report Case report

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Published: Mar 31, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24292/01.OR.120260320
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metastatic colorectal cancer, TAS-102, long-term response

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Piotr Skalij
1. Department of Oncology, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland. 2. Department of Oncology with Daytime Chemotherapy Unit, Bialystok Oncology Centre, Poland
Piotr Tokajuk
1. Department of Oncology, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland. 2. Department of Oncology with Daytime Chemotherapy Unit, Bialystok Oncology Centre, Poland
Stefan Jelski
Department of Radiology, Bialostockie Oncology Center
Marek Z. Wojtukiewicz
1. Department of Oncology, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland. 2. Department of Oncology with Daytime Chemotherapy Unit, Bialystok Oncology Centre, Poland

Abstract

A case of 73-year-old patient with metastatic colorectal cancer who underwent trifluridine/tipiracil therapy within the VI line was presented. Treatment with trifluridine/tipiracil allowed to achieve stabilization of the existing cancer for nearly 7 months.

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Skalij P, Tokajuk P, Jelski S, Wojtukiewicz MZ. Long-term disease control during TAS-102 therapy in the VI line treatment in a 73-year-old mCRC patient. A case report. OncoReview [Internet]. 2020Mar.31 [cited 2024Apr.25];10(1(37):15-7. Available from: https://www.journalsmededu.pl/index.php/OncoReview/article/view/1077
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Vol 10 No 1(37) (2020)
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CARDIO-ONCOLOGY
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