title: Single-agent paclitaxel at first relapse following adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer.
abstract: The efficacy and safety of paclitaxel (Taxol; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ) was studied in 27 patients who had relapsed following adjuvant/neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer. Paclitaxel 225 mg/m2 given as a 3-hour infusion is an effective regimen in this poor-prognosis population. It is well tolerated and can be given in an outpatient setting without routine use of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor. It also can be given in repeated cycles without excessive dose reductions or delays. An objective response rate of 54% was obtained. Responses were seen at all disease sites. Future studies must explore a paclitaxel-containing combination regimen to improve response rates further.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, North Middlesex Hospital, Edmonton, London, UK.
authors.forename: N G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Davidson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D017239:Paclitaxel