title: Cisplatin and mitomycin C in advanced chemotherapy-refractory breast cancer.
abstract: A combination of platinum (100 mg/m2 in a 24-h continuous i.v. infusion) and mitomycin C (10 mg/m2 i.v. push at the end of the cisplatin infusion) was administered in 20 patients with advanced breast cancer refractory to conventional treatments (CMF and anthracycline-containing regimens, hormonal therapies). The response rate was 20% (4/20), including one complete response of lung metastases which lasted 12 months. Median duration of partial responses was 4 months. Major toxicity was gastrointestinal and it was superimposable to that observed with other cisplatin-containing regimens. A marked and prolonged asthenia was reported in 6/20 patients (30%), and the regimen's compliance was poor. We conclude that at these doses and schedule, the cisplatin and mitomycin C combination has a limited efficacy in advanced breast cancer patients, and its use is not recommended in pretreated patients.
authors.affiliation: Medical Oncology Department, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano, Pordenone, Italy.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Crivellari
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Galligioni
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Frustaci
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Foladore
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lo Re
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morassut
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Monfardini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016685:Mitomycin; D008937:Mitomycins / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D008937:Mitomycins; D016685:Mitomycin; D002945:Cisplatin