Abstract:We report a case involving a patient with colon cancer who underwent 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) rechallenge and maintained an oncological effect for a long period after encephalopathy caused by 5-FU. Our patient was a 61-year-old man who was diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the ascending colon with direct liver invasion. He underwent right hemicolectomy with partial liver resection followed by adjuvant chemotherapy with modified FOL-FOX6 (mFOLFOX6). Ten months after completion of mFOLFOX6, his carcinoembryonic anti… Show more
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