title: Adjuvant therapy of stage II breast cancer treated with CMFVP, radiation therapy and VATH following lumpectomy. A pilot trial.
abstract: A pilot study was undertaken to assess the feasibility, toxicity, and efficacy of combined radiation therapy and chemotherapy in the adjuvant treatment of node-positive. Stage II patients with breast carcinoma who had undergone lumpectomy. Therapy consisted of three phases, starting with a six-week CMFVP (cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, 5-fluorouracil, vincristine, prednisone) induction, followed by radiation therapy to the breast, and concluding with four cycles of VATH (vinblastine, Adriamycin, thiotepa, Halotesin). Twenty-seven patients were entered with an average age of 51.5 years (median 50 yrs) and a mean follow-up of 46.2 months. Twenty-three patients (85.2%) are alive and 19 (70.3%) disease free. There were no ipsilateral local recurrences. Cosmetic results were good to excellent in 26/27 patients. The doses of VATH were not compromised by the prior therapy. The regimen was found to be tolerable and is a reasonable approach in the adjuvant treatment of this particular patient population.
authors.affiliation: Don Monti Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine, North Shore University, Hospital-Cornell University Medical College, Manhasset, New York 11030.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Lichtman
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Budman
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bosworth
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schulman
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Weiselberg
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lehrman
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vinciguerra
mesh_terms: D000277:Adjuvants, Pharmaceutic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005474:Fluoxymesterone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006402:Hematologic Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental / Q000592:standards*; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011241:Prednisone / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000592:standards*; D015996:Survival Rate; D013852:Thiotepa / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014747:Vinblastine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014750:Vincristine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000277:Adjuvants, Pharmaceutic; D014750:Vincristine; D014747:Vinblastine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D013852:Thiotepa; D005474:Fluoxymesterone; D005472:Fluorouracil; D011241:Prednisone; D008727:Methotrexate