As a 2nd-line treatment for relapsed or refractory esophageal cancer patients after chemoradiotherapy, we performed a combination chemotherapy of DOC/CDGP for 11 patients. Intravenous drip infusion of DOC 30 mg/m(2)and CDGP 30 mg/m(2)on days 1, 8 and 15, and 4 weeks treatment was assumed as 1 cycle. We treated 8 of 11 patients with more than 2 cycles, and 4 of 8 patients were treated with radiation therapy (RT). The effects by RECIST revealed partial response (PR) in 2 patients (50%), stable disease (SD) in 1 patient and progress disease (PD) in 1 patient without RT, and PR in 3 patients and not effective in 1 patient with RT, respectively. There was no treatment-related death nor adverse event of grade 4. The Hematological toxicities of leukopenia of grade 3 were observed in 3 patients. Non-hematological toxicites more than grade 3 were not observed. The combination chemotherapy of DOC/CDGP was concluded to be safe and effective for relapsed or refractory esophageal cancer patients as a 2nd line treatment.
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