title: Treatment of advanced breast cancer with mitomycin C combined with vinblastine or vindesine.
abstract: Mitomycin C together with either vindesine or vinblastine was given to 48 patients with previously treated advanced breast cancer. Thirteen (35%) of the 37 evaluable patients had a complete (one patient) or partial (12 patients) response. Overall median duration of response was 189 days (range, 90-700 days). Fifteen patients received mitomycin C and vindesine with six responses (40%) and a median response duration of 247 days (range, 162-700 days). Twenty-two patients received mitomycin C and vinblastine with seven responses (32%) and median response duration of 164 days (range, 90-330 days). Response duration for patients treated with mitomycin C plus vindesine was longer than that associated with mitomycin C plus vinblastine (p = 0.09). Significant toxicity included myelosuppression and neurologic symptoms, but was uncommon (less than 10% of patients). Therefore, the combination of mitomycin C and a vinca alkaloid appears to be useful in far-advanced refractory breast cancer.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004351:Drug Resistance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007970:Leukopenia / Q000139:chemically induced; D008875:Middle Aged; D016685:Mitomycin; D008937:Mitomycins / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000139:chemically induced; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000139:chemically induced; D014747:Vinblastine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D014751:Vindesine
chemical_list: D008937:Mitomycins; D016685:Mitomycin; D014747:Vinblastine; D014751:Vindesine