title: Phase II study of pirarubicin (THP-adriamycin) in metastatic breast cancer patients.
abstract: Fourteen patients with metastatic breast cancer previously treated with one chemotherapy regimen received Pirarubicin at a dose of 70 mg/m2 at 3-week intervals. In 7 patients the dose had to be reduced, in 1 patient to 40 mg/m2 and in 6 patients to 50-60 mg/m2. There were 1 complete and 2 partial remissions. These objective responses were observed in soft tissue, lung and pleural areas and lasted 1+; 4+ and 5+ months. Grade 3 and 4 leukopenia was found in 42%, grade 3 thrombocytopenia in 2%, grade 3 nausea/vomiting in 29% of the cycles. Grade 1 and 2 alopecia occurred in 64% of the patients, the remaining 36% of the patients did not suffer from any alopecia. No cardiotoxic side effects were observed in 13 patients. In 1 patient with severe coronary heart disease extrasystoles and reduction in left ventricular ejection fraction occurred. Pirarubicin has antitumor activity in previously treated metastatic breast cancer patients.
authors.affiliation: Central Institute for Cancer Research, Academy of Sciences, GDR, Berlin.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lenk
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanneberger
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wiener
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Giesske
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gärtner
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Geyer
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Rotte
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis
chemical_list: D004317:Doxorubicin; C027260:pirarubicin