title: 4-Demethoxydaunorubicin administered orally in advanced breast cancer. A phase II study.
abstract: Twenty-five patients with advanced breast cancer were treated with 4-demethoxydaunorubicin (4-DMDR), a new antitumor analogue of daunorubicin, at the dose of 15-20 mg/m2/day x 3 days by oral route every 3-4 weeks. All patients were previously treated with chemotherapy and/or hormone therapy but none with anthracyclines. Of 23 evaluable patients, 1 complete and 5 partial remissions (26%) were observed for a median duration of 4+ months. Leukopenia and nausea occurred in 61% of the patients, vomiting in 30%, diarrhea in 17% and alopecia in 43%. There were 2 cases with minimal and transient EKG variations. 4-DMDR, administered orally in advanced breast cancer, was found to be generally well tolerated. Nevertheless, randomized trials with adriamycin or epirubicin are necessary to compare and to define the therapeutic activity and the toxicity of 4-DMDR.
authors.affiliation: Oncologic Institute, Bari, Italia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Lena
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brandi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bozzi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Calabrese
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Romito
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000139:chemically induced; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001855:Bone Marrow Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003630:Daunorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015255:Idarubicin; D008875:Middle Aged; D009325:Nausea / Q000139:chemically induced; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000139:chemically induced; D014839:Vomiting / Q000139:chemically induced
chemical_list: D015255:Idarubicin; D003630:Daunorubicin