[Two cases of advanced and metastatic breast cancers treated by docetaxel in combination with intra-arterial infusion of adriamycin].
Two cases of advanced and metastatic breast cancers were treated by docetaxel (TXT) in combination with intra-arterial infusion of adriamycin (ADM). Patients received 60 mg/body TXT i.v. and 30 mg/body ADM ia (AT therapy) bi-weekly. Clinical responses were observed in these two patients and the durations of responses were over 20 weeks. Critical toxicities of grade 2 leukopenia and alopecia were observed but grade 4 severe toxicities were not. Thus AT therapy can be easily and safely performed with outpatients. This therapy can improve the response rate and time to progression; therefore phase I or phase I/II clinical trials of AT therapy in Japan are recommended.
Dept. of Surgery II, Okayama University Medical School.
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Doihara
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Yoshitomi
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M
Hino
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A
Teramoto
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Ishibe
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Y
Ogasawara
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I
Nagahiro
Y
Y
Sano
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N
Shimizu
D000328:Adult; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000077143:Docetaxel; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D043823:Taxoids
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D043823:Taxoids; D000077143:Docetaxel; D004317:Doxorubicin; D017239:Paclitaxel