title: Controlled clinical trial of L-dopa and nafoxidine in advanced breast cancer: an E.O.R.T.C. study.
abstract: L-Dopa lowers plasma prolactin levels, and there have been reports that patients with advanced breast cancer have been successfully treated with L-dopa. To test the potential value of L-dopa in this disease a randomized clinical trial of L-dopa and nafoxidine (as the reference compound) was conducted in postmenopausal women with advanced breast cancer. Objective remissions were obtained in sever out of 36 patients (19%) treated with nafoxidine but in none out of 40 patients treated with L-dopa. L-Dopa in the dose schedule used seems to be ineffective in advanced breast cancer.
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007980:Levodopa / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008593:Menopause; D008875:Middle Aged; D009256:Nafoxidine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011388:Prolactin / Q000097:blood; D011759:Pyrrolidines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous
chemical_list: D011759:Pyrrolidines; D007980:Levodopa; D009256:Nafoxidine; D011388:Prolactin