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ArticleInternational cancer conference journal2025

Metastatic urachal carcinoma treated with trifluridine/tipiracil and bevacizumab: a case report.

Takafumi Kitazono, Taichi Isobe, Satoshi Nishiyori, Wataru Kusano, Kenro Tanoue, Tomoyasu Yoshihiro, Hirofumi Ohmura, Kyoko Yamaguchi, Mamoru Ito, Kenji Tsuchihashi and 2 more

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12 authors.

Takafumi KitazonoDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.ORCID 0009-0006-4892-8459
Taichi IsobeDepartment of Comprehensive Oncology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka-City, Fukuoka, 812-8582 Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-5686-1940
Satoshi NishiyoriDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
Wataru KusanoDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
Kenro TanoueDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.ORCID 0009-0005-0583-4412
Tomoyasu YoshihiroDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
Hirofumi OhmuraDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-4650-9120
Kyoko YamaguchiDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-5458-5345
Mamoru ItoDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-9300-825X
Kenji TsuchihashiDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-9014-6382
Koichi AkashiDepartment of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Eishi BabaDepartment of Comprehensive Oncology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka-City, Fukuoka, 812-8582 Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-9428-6772

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 53-year-old man with a tumorous lesion at the bladder apex was diagnosed with an unresectable urachal carcinoma. After 10 cycles of combined therapy with 5-fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin, a combination of trifluridine/tipiracil and bevacizumab was initiated as second-line chemotherapy. Despite requiring a switch to bevacizumab monotherapy after the sixth cycle due to hematological toxicity, this regimen effectively controlled the disease for 16 cycles. It resulted in a progression-free survival of 17 months. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report documenting the use of trifluridine/tipiracil and bevacizumab combination therapy for urachal carcinoma. While the observed disease control was notable in this patient, further accumulation of clinical experience and careful evaluation are warranted before generalizing the efficacy of this regimen in this rare malignancy.

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BevacizumabChemotherapyMetastaticTrifluridine/tipiracilUrachal carcinoma

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PMID40625764
PMCPMC12229294

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