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We evaluated the safety and efficacy of capecitabine in 12 patients with anthracycline and/or taxane-resistant metastatic breast cancer on an outpatient basis. Their mean age was 57 years, and they previously received chemotherapy consisting of anthracycline in 7 cases, taxane in 12 and doxifluridine in 8. Their mean disease-free interval was 28.5 months, HER 2/neu and ER and/or PgR-positive was shown in 2 and 8 cases, respectively. The recurrent sites were lymph node in 9 cases, lung in 6, skin in 5, pleural effusion in 4, liver, bone and pleura in 3, brain and CBS in 2, and thyroid, ascites and pericardial effusion in one, respectively. The administration dose was 2,400 mg/day in 11 cases and 3,000 mg/day in one. Capecitabine was administered orally for 21 consecutive days followed by a one-week rest. The mean follow-up period was 6.5 months. The overall response rate was 18.2% in 11 cases, including 2 partial responses, 4 stable diseases and 5 progressive diseases. Clinical benefit was 36.4% including two long stable diseases. The mean time to treatment failure was 6.5 months. Adverse events included Hand-Foot Syndrome in 5 cases, nausea in 3, diarrhea, appetite loss and high fever in one, respectively. In two of them administration was discontinued due to adverse events. Capecitabine had satisfactory effects with tolerable adverse events for anthracycline- and/or taxane-resistant metastatic breast cancer.
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PMID:[Experience with capecitabine in patients with anthracycline and/or taxane-resistant recurrent breast cancer]. 1612 15

BACKGROUND: Taxanes are effective in treating metastatic breast cancer. Liposomal doxorubicin (LD) is as effective as doxorubicin but less toxic. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This phase II trial assessed the combination of LD and docetaxel (D). Between 12/2002 and 9/2005, 12 women received monthly LD (30 mg/m(2)) and weekly D (30 mg/m(2)). Cycles were continued until progression or toxicity. Primary outcome was time to progression. Secondary endpoints included response rate, time to treatment failure, duration of response, survival, and toxicity. RESULTS: Median age was 49 (31-60) years. 9 (75%) patients had estrogen receptor-positive or progesterone receptor-positive tumors. 5 (41.7%) women had her-2/neu-positive tumors. 4 women stopped participation due to toxicity, and 7 due to progression. 8 (67%) participants (95% confidence interval (CI) 51.6-94.5%) had a partial response, and 2 (16.7%) had stable disease. Median time to progression was 9.6 months (95% CI 4.7-12.2). Median time to treatment failure was 6.5 months (95% CI 4.4-10.5). Median survival was 22.1 months (95% CI 9.6-40.8). Median duration of partial response was 2.7 months (95% CI 2.4-10.5). 10 (83%) women experienced grade 3/4 toxicities: neutropenia 3 (25%), infection 3 (25%), stomatitis 5 (41.7%), nausea 2 (16.7%), vomiting 1 (8.3%), dyspnea 2 (16.7%), pericardial effusion 1 (8.3), and palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia 1 (8.3%). CONCLUSIONS: LD and D resulted in an encouraging response and unacceptable toxicities.
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PMID:Phase II Evaluation of Liposomal Doxorubicin with Docetaxel in Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer. 2261 36