title: Improvement of hematological and general tolerance to CMF by high-dose medroxyprogesterone acetate (HD-MPA) adjuvant treatment for primary node positive breast cancer (analysis of 100 patients).
abstract: In a prospective randomized trial comparing CMF to CMF + HD-MPA for primary node positive breast cancer patients, the authors evidenced clear improvement of hematological tolerance (especially of WBC - granulocytes counts) to chemotherapy in the group receiving also hormonotherapy. The design of the trial allowed to give the patients overall high doses of CMF therapy in both arms; in the group receiving HD-MPA significantly higher doses of CMF could be administered (96.3-97.8% for CMF + HD-MPA treated patients vs 89.7-91.1% for CMF alone treated patients). The menopausal status did not influence the results.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004347:Drug Interactions; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008525:Medroxyprogesterone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017258:Medroxyprogesterone Acetate; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D010976:Platelet Count; D011897:Random Allocation
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D017258:Medroxyprogesterone Acetate; D008525:Medroxyprogesterone; D005472:Fluorouracil; D008727:Methotrexate