title: 5-Fluorouracil and dipyridamole in metastatic breast cancer: a pilot study.
abstract: In an attempt to increase the clinical activity of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) by blocking the thymidine salvage pathway, 15 patients with refractory metastatic breast cancer (MBC) were treated with oral dipyridamole (D): 75 mg p.o. q.i.d. and 5-FU: 400 mg/m2 i.v. by bolus for 5 consecutive days, every 28 days. All the patients were pretreated with 5-FU and an anthracycline-based regimen. Toxicity was minimal, with 8 patients experiencing a D-related moderate headache. Although no objective responses were seen, two patients with 5-FU refractory disease showed tumor shrinkage. A different D schedule and the addition of folinic acid (FA) to 5-FU might provide better results and deserves further evaluation.
authors: III Divisione Medicina Generale, Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Zaniboni
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Simoncini
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Marpicati
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Montini
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Palazzi
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Pipino
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Marini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004176:Dipyridamole / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004361:Drug Tolerance; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D010865:Pilot Projects
chemical_list: D004176:Dipyridamole; D005472:Fluorouracil