[A case of complete remission in brain metastasis from lung adenocarcinoma with EAP (etoposide, adriamycin, cisplatin)].

A 61-year-old male patient who developed brain metastasis 6 months after the lung resection for adenocarcinoma was treated with the 3 courses of EAP (Etoposide 150 mg/body/course, ADR 40 mg/body/course, CDDP 100 mg/body/course). Although our doses were lesser than Preusser's, symptoms soon subsided, and brain CT revealed a complete disappearance of metastases 16 days after the beginning of the first EAP course. During 5 months of CR, the patient had enjoyed his common daily life, the relapse, however, occurred. Since brain metastasis is life threatening, such an effective regimen like EAP should be made further studies to it.