Case 06: Esophageal Cancer to Metastasis to the Intra-abdominal Lymph Nodes
Treatment Performed
“Combined immunotherapy for cancer” was performed for an esophageal cancer with metastasis to the intra-abdominal lymph nodes, by combining the cancer peptide vaccine therapy and a drug to inhibit immunosuppression.
Treatment Outcome
Permanent cure with tumor disappearance
Before treatment
After treatment
Before treatment
2 months after treatment initiation
８ months after treatment initiation
11 months after treatment initiation
50 months after treatment initiation
The level of killer T cells prominently increased, and the lymphocytes in the blood showed a strong immune response to cancer antigens.
