New oral anticancer drug, TS-1 (S-1)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11432358
novel oral anticancer agent, S-1, as a combination drug with a molar ratio of 1:0.4:1 for FT, CDHP, and Oxo, respectively
components, an oral fluoropyrimidine agent, tegafur (FT);
a DPD inhibitor (CDHP: 5-chloro-2, 4-dihydroxypyridine) which is about 200-fold more potent than uracil used in UFT;
and
an ORTC inhibitor (Oxo: potassium oxonate) which is localized in the gastrointestinal tract
TS-1 and (TS-), the gastric cancer (oral anti-cancer agent that is used, for example, an anti-cancer agent is a kind of), is classified as an antimetabolite.
Product names, TS- , the common name tegafur, gimeracil, oteracil potassium in, manufacturing, vendors are Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd
Tegafur (tegafur, international generic name ) is a cancer to thechemotherapy used in the fluorouracil of prodrug is. Tegafur-uracil ( UFTcomponents of). Tegafur is metabolized fluorouracil shows anti-cancer activity

5-fluoro-1-(tetrahydrofuran-2-yl) pyrimidine-2, four (1 H , three H )-dione
Wednesday, 30 January 2013
ASCO GU – Another Breakthrough in Pancreatic Cancer – TS-1 superior to Gemcitabine in improving overall survival in patients with resected Pancreatic Cancer
Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. announced results of a Randomized phase III trial of adjuvant chemotherapy with gemcitabine (GEM) versus S-1(TS-1) for patients with resected pancreatic cancer (JASPAC-01*1) (Abstract No. 145) at the Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
The primary endpoint of the trial was to gauge non-inferiority of TS-1 to gemcitabine, however an interim analysis of survival data suggests that TS-1 is infact superior to Gemcitabine. As a result, the independent data monitoring committee has recommended to publish the results soon.
The HR for S-1 to GEM was 0.56 (95% CI, 0.42-0.74, p<0.0001 for non-inferiority, p<0.0001 for superiority). The 2-year survival rates were 53% (95% CI, 46-60) for GEM and 70% (63-76) for S-1.
This was the first Phase III clinical trial indicating the effectiveness of TS-1 in patients with resected pancreatic cancer.
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