title: [Xeloda (capecetabine) in the treatment of disseminated breast cancer after failure with anthracyclines and taxanes].
abstract: Xeloda (capecetabine) has been tested for efficacy and toxicity in treating disseminated breast cancer after the potential of anthracycline (group 1) chemotherapy, anthracyclines plus taxanes (group 2) was exhausted. The patients included into the study (54) were divided into groups 1 (33) and 2 (21). Apparent response was in 24 and 21%, respectively. The drug may be used both in out-patients and those refractory to anthracycline chemotherapy and anthracyclines plus taxanes due to moderate toxicity, slight myelodepression and absence of alopecia which seldom makes treatment useless.
authors.affiliation: N.N. Petrov Research Institute of Oncology, Ministry of Health of the RF, St. Petersburg.
authors.forename: T Iu
authors.initials: TIu
authors.lastname: Semiglazova
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Gershanovich
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D001952:Bridged-Ring Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000069287:Capecitabine; D003841:Deoxycytidine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D043823:Taxoids; D017211:Treatment Failure; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D001952:Bridged-Ring Compounds; D043823:Taxoids; D003841:Deoxycytidine; C080625:taxane; D000069287:Capecitabine; D005472:Fluorouracil