Case report: 5-Fluorouracil treatment in patient with an important partial DPD deficiency.

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Date publication

juin 2023

Journal

Frontiers in oncology

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Dr BOIDOT Romain, Pr GHIRINGHELLI François, Dr ROYER Bernard, Pr SCHMITT Antonin


Tous les auteurs :
Schmitt A, Royer B, Boidot R, Berthier J, Ghiringhelli F

Résumé

Esophageal cancer is a cancer with poor prognosis and the standard 1 line treatment for metastatic or recurrent EC is systemic chemotherapy with doublet chemotherapy based on platinum and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). However, 5-FU could be a source of severe treatment-related toxicities due to deficiency of dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD). In this case report, a 74-year-old man with metastatic esophageal cancer was found to have partial DPD deficiency based on uracilemia measurements (about 90 ng/mL). Despite this, 5-FU was safely administered thanks to therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM). The case report highlights the importance of TDM in administering 5-FU to patients with partial DPD deficiency, as it allows individualized dosing and prevents severe toxicity.

Mots clés

5-Fu (5-Fluorouracil), DPD deficiency, esophageal cancer, therapeutic drug monitoring, uracilemia

Référence

Front Oncol. 2023 06 20;13:1187052