title: [Current status and perspectives of chemotherapy for anthracycline-pretreated breast cancer].
abstract: Randomized trials performed in anthracycline-pretreated breast cancer patients have demonstrated good activity of taxane-based regimens. In a face to face comparison, single-agent docetaxel proved to be significantly more effective than paclitaxel. Treatment with docetaxel was also associated with an increased incidence of grade grade-3/4 toxicities in this trial. Antitumor activity of taxane-based combination regimens was clearly superior to single-agent therapy in two trials. As anticipated, treatment-associated toxicity was greater with combination regimens, but this did not affect quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Med. Klinik III, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians Universtät Munich. Volker.Heinemann@med3.med.uni-muenchen.de
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Heinemann
mesh_terms: D018943:Anthracyclines / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D000077143:Docetaxel; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D019233:Retreatment; D015996:Survival Rate; D043823:Taxoids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D018943:Anthracyclines; D043823:Taxoids; D000077143:Docetaxel; D017239:Paclitaxel