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Tatsuhiko Hayashi

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[Clinical pathway for bleeding peptic ulcers].

We devised and evaluated a clinical pathway (CP) protocol for patients with bleeding peptic ulcers (BPU). Patients without severe comorbidities, who had been diagnosed with BPU and who had undergone endoscopic treatment, were enrolled in our study. The CP adaptation rate for BPU patients was 78.8% (89/113). The variance rate was 13.5% (12/89). The median length of admission was 10.0 +/- 4.6 days (n = 78) before and 7.4 +/- 2.9 days (n = 77) after introducing CP. Our CP for BPU was safe and resulted in shorter hospital stays and, therefore, cost reductions. In elder patients, our CP was also successful, but the variance rate was higher than in younger patients.

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[A case of recurrent gastric cancer effectively treated by combined chemotherapy of weekly paclitaxel (PTX) and CDDP].

The patient was a 63-year-old man who underwent distal gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer with lymph node metastasis and peritoneal dissemination. One year and eleven months after the operation,an increasing CA 19-9 concentration and metastases to the liver and peritoneum were observed. Oral TS-1 was given, but had to be discontinued because of anorexia and nausea. Chemotherapy consisting of paclitaxel (PTX) and CDDP was performed. PTX (80 mg/body) was administered weekly on day 1, 8 and 15, while CDDP (50 mg/body) was administered weekly on day 1 as one cycle. After two cycles of PTX/CDDP administration,metastases to the liver and peritoneum were not detected. The patient was treated with five courses of PTX/CDDP and survived without recurrence as of this writing. PTX/CDDP was associated with few adverse events in hospital visits, and thought to be an effective chemotherapy against recurrent gastric cancer.

Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols↗

Mucosal concentration of basic fibroblast growth factor in the healing process in human giant gastric ulcers.

OBJECTIVES: Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) is a key factor in the healing of human and experimental peptic ulcers, but the behavior of bFGF in human giant gastric ulcer remains to be determined. We determined the bFGF content in the rim of giant ulcers (bFGF rim) and in non-ulcerated mucosa located opposite the ulcer (bFGF opposite) before and during treatment. METHODS: Biopsy specimens were endoscopically obtained from 31 patients with giant gastric ulcers and 17 patients with small ulcers before and 2, 4 and 8 weeks after treatment. The bFGF concentrations in the specimens were measured using a sandwich enzyme immunoassay. RESULTS: Before treatment, the bFGF rim and bFGF opposite concentrations were not associated with ulcer size. The bFGF rim concentration before treatment in the rapid healing group was higher than that in the slow healing group, but no significant difference in bFGF opposite concentrations were found between the two groups. The bFGF rim concentration in the rapid healing patients decreased during treatment, while the slow healing patients showed an inverse response. The bFGF opposite concentration did not change during treatment and bFGF rim concentrations in Helicobacter pylori-positive stomachs were significantly lower than those in H. pylori-negative stomachs. CONCLUSIONS: The bFGF rim concentration is not involved in the formation of giant gastric ulcers in humans. However, the bFGF rim concentration does appear to promote healing. The bFGF opposite concentration is not related to either the formation or healing of giant gastric ulcers.

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