title: Fadrozole hydrochloride, a new nontoxic aromatase inhibitor for the treatment of patients with metastatic breast cancer.
abstract: Eighty previously treated postmenopausal women with metastatic breast cancer were randomized to receive fadrozole (CGS 16 949A), a new aromatase inhibitor, 1 or 4 mg orally per day. Seventy eight patients were evaluable for toxicity and response. Only mild to moderate toxicity, namely hot flushes (28%), nausea and vomiting (13%), fatigue (8%) and loss of appetite (5%) occurred. Complete response was documented in 10% and partial response in 13% of patients with 45% having a no change status for at least 2 months. The median time to treatment failure is 4.1 months. The median survival is 23.7 months. The median survival is 23.7 months. The response and survival in patients with estrogen receptor positive and estrogen receptor unknown disease were not significantly different. Neither response nor survival was significantly different between the patients receiving 1 or 4 mg of fadrozole per day. Fadrozole is a well tolerated, effective second line treatment for women with metastatic breast cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, University of Pretoria, Republic of South Africa.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Falkson
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Raats
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Falkson
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D047072:Aromatase Inhibitors; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D017316:Fadrozole; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009570:Nitriles / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016019:Survival Analysis
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D047072:Aromatase Inhibitors; D007093:Imidazoles; D009570:Nitriles; D017316:Fadrozole