title: Combination chemotherapy with vincristine and methotrexate for advanced refractory breast cancer.
abstract: Eighteen patients with advanced breast cancer refractory to combination chemotherapy with 5-FU, Adriamycin, Cytoxan (FAC) were treated with methotrexate 30 to 40 mg/m2 iv and vincristing 1.5 mg/m2 iv at weekly intervals. Of 17 evaluable patients, 4 (23%) achieved a partial remission with a median duration of remission of 6 months and a median survival of 10 months. In another seven of seventeen patients (41%) the disease remained stable. Toxicity was minimal.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004351:Drug Resistance; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D013997:Time Factors; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D014750:Vincristine; D008727:Methotrexate