title: Phase II trial of UFT activity in pretreated breast cancer patients.
abstract: Seventy metastatic breast adenocarcinoma patients, pretreated with standard hormonotherapy or chemotherapy, received continuous UFT at 10 mg/kg/day, orally, for at least two months. There were one complete response (1.5%), 12 partial responses (17%), one minor response and 37 disease stabilizations. The median duration of response was nine months. A greater efficacy was demonstrated in 29 patients with soft tissue disease, with a rate of 38% objective responses. The major toxicity was gastrointestinal, with 45% of patients developing nausea and vomiting and 30%, diarrhea. Bone marrow toxicity was slight. UFT has shown antitumor activity in our group of pretreated patients, especially these with the cutaneous tumoral and/or inflammatory form of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Servicío de Coordinación Oncológica, Hospital Clínic i Provincial, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Daniels
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Díaz-Rubio
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Guillem
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Montero
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: García-Conde
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Estapé
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Martín
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Herranz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ordoñez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Galán
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001247:Asthenia / Q000139:chemically induced; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002214:Capsules; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000139:chemically induced; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009325:Nausea / Q000139:chemically induced; D012074:Remission Induction; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D005641:Tegafur / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D014498:Uracil / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D014839:Vomiting / Q000139:chemically induced
chemical_list: D002214:Capsules; D005641:Tegafur; D014498:Uracil