title: High-dose medroxyprogesterone acetate plus mitomycin-C or vindesine in the treatment of advanced breast cancer.
abstract: Forty women with metastatic breast cancer were randomized to receive either mitomycin-C (MMC) (21 patients) or vindesine (19 patients) with high dose medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA). Response rates were not significantly different (33% for MPA and MMC and 28% for MPA and vindesine); the duration of response was better for patients receiving the MMC combination (median of 10.5 months versus 6 months for those on the vindesine combination).
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, University of Pretoria, South Africa.
authors.forename: C I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Falkson
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Falkson
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Falkson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008525:Medroxyprogesterone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D017258:Medroxyprogesterone Acetate; D008875:Middle Aged; D016685:Mitomycin; D008937:Mitomycins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D011897:Random Allocation; D014751:Vindesine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D008937:Mitomycins; D016685:Mitomycin; D017258:Medroxyprogesterone Acetate; D008525:Medroxyprogesterone; D014751:Vindesine