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Case Reports
. 2017 Sep;32(5):926-929.
doi: 10.3904/kjim.2015.049. Epub 2016 Mar 10.

Metronomic chemotherapy with capecitabine for metastatic colorectal cancer in very elderly patients

Yun Hwa Jung  1 , Won Jik Lee  1 , Jae Ho Byeon  1 , In Kyu Lee  2 , Chi Wha Han  3 , In Sook Woo  1
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Case Reports

Metronomic chemotherapy with capecitabine for metastatic colorectal cancer in very elderly patients

Yun Hwa Jung et al. Korean J Intern Med. 2017 Sep.
No abstract available

Keywords: Administration, metronomic; Capecitabine; Colorectal neoplasms.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
(A, B) Chest posteroanterior shows 5 cm-sized irregular mass (arrows) on right middle lobe (A). The mass much regressed after 3 months of capecitabine treatment (B). (C, D) Chest computed tomography (CT) shows no remarkable change of metastatic nodule (arrows) in left lower lobe superior segment. (E, F) Chest CT shows enlarged metastatic nodule (arrow) in left supraclavicular region (upper panel of E) and abdomen CT shows multiple metastatic lymphadenopathy (arrow) in portocaval, left para-aortic and aortocaval area (lower panel of E). After 3 months of capecitabine treatment, metastatic lymphadenopathy of the same lesion was much regressed (F).
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