[A trial of continuous and biweekly low-dose cisplatin and 5-FU with UFT chemotherapy for esophageal cancer].

A 77-year-old man with advanced esophageal cancer with tracheal and esophageal obstruction underwent continuous low-dose FP chemotherapy for a total of seven weeks, resulting in a complete response (CR) and disappearance of the esophago-tracheal fistula. Since discharge from the hospital, he has maintained a stable good condition for about two years while receiving biweekly low dose FP chemotherapy and oral UFT. Eight patients who had post-operative recurrence and underwent noncurative operation for esophageal cancer were given low-dose FP chemotherapy.