Three strains of human esophageal carcinoma xenografts established in our institution were tested against combination chemotherapy in vivo and in vitro. TS-1 plus cisplatin (CDDP) was shown to be an effective combination against two carcinoma strains of moderately-differentiated type. Determination of the thymidylate synthase (TS) demonstrated a higher inhibition of the enzyme by adding CDDP to 5-FU, suggesting biochemical modulation. The remaining strain of poorly-differentiated type was resistant to the combination and an attempt was made to add docetaxel (DTX) to show that the three-drug combination was effective against the strain. Combination chemotherapy including TS-1 and CDDP thus appears to be useful treatment choice for esophageal carcinoma.

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