title: Mitomycin-C, vinblastine, and lonidamine as salvage treatment of advanced breast cancer. A pilot study.
abstract: Thirty-two patients with advanced breast cancer were treated with mitomycin-C 10 mg/m2 IV and vinblastine 6 mg/m2 IV every 21 days in combination with lonidamine 450 mg/day P.O. and prednisone 15 mg/day P.O. given continuously. Among the 29 evaluable patients (all but three pretreated with an anthracycline-based regimen), one complete remission (CR) and six partial remissions (PR) (response rate, 24%) were seen. The median duration of response was 14 months (range, 4-30 months). Median survival for responders was 18 months (range, 4-30 months). Hematological toxicity was uncommon; the main lonidamine-related side effects were myalgia, abdominal cramps, and reversible deafness; these side effects were severe in two, one, and one patients, respectively. The regimen seems to have a reasonable degree of activity and toxicity in advanced, refractory breast cancer. The role of lonidamine in the treatment of this disease warrants further evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Servizio di Oncologia, Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zaniboni
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Montini
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Simoncini
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marpicati
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Arcangeli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Meriggi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007191:Indazoles / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D008875:Middle Aged; D016685:Mitomycin; D008937:Mitomycins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010865:Pilot Projects; D014747:Vinblastine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D007191:Indazoles; D008937:Mitomycins; D016685:Mitomycin; D014747:Vinblastine; C016371:lonidamine