[Effects of long-term administration of Tegafur on patients with relapsing advanced carcinoma (stage D) of the prostate].

: Daily 600 mg of Tegafur, in addition to antiandrogen therapy, was administered to 20 patients with relapsing prostatic carcinoma at stage D. Thirteen of the patients died and 7 patients are still alive. These patients were evaluated according to the objective response criteria of NPCP . Three patients showed partial regression, 9 patients showed stable prognosis and 8 patients showed progression. The patients who died had a mean survival duration of 77 weeks, which is longer than in other reports on the treatment of relapsing prostatic carcinoma. No severe toxicity was observed in any of the patients. These findings suggest that Tegafur is effective for the treatment of relapsing prostatic carcinoma.