title: [A comparative randomized phase-II study of Xeloda (capecitabine) and paclitaxel in patients with breast cancer progressing after anthracycline antibiotics].
abstract: A randomized study of the effectiveness of treatment with capecitabine (Xeloda) (22) and paclitaxel (taxol) (19) was carried out in breast cancer patients resistant to anthracycline antibiotic drugs. Capecitabine and paclitaxel showed comparable effectiveness, although the former appeared less toxic, particularly, in hematologic complication situations. Therefore, it may be administered to out-patients who previously received several courses of chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: N. N. Petrov Research Institute of Oncology, Ministry of Health of the RF, St. Petersburg.
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Moiseenko
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: O'Reilly
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Dalbot
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Van Belle
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Griffin
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Osterwalder
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D001315:Australia; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D000069287:Capecitabine; D003841:Deoxycytidine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D018450:Disease Progression; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D017211:Treatment Failure; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D003841:Deoxycytidine; D000069287:Capecitabine; D017239:Paclitaxel; D005472:Fluorouracil