A comparison of two doses of adriamycin in the primary chemotherapy of disseminated breast carcinoma
Forty-eight patients with advanced breast carcinoma who had not received prior chemotherapy (minimum follow up 21 months) were randomised to receive either adriamycin 70 mg m-2 i.v. 3-weekly for 8 cycles (Regimen A) or adriamycin 35 mg m-2 i.v. 3-weekly for 16 courses (Regimen B). Objective response...
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Published in | British journal of cancer Vol. 56; no. 4; pp. 471 - 473 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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England
Nature Publishing Group
01.10.1987
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Summary: | Forty-eight patients with advanced breast carcinoma who had not received prior chemotherapy (minimum follow up 21 months) were randomised to receive either adriamycin 70 mg m-2 i.v. 3-weekly for 8 cycles (Regimen A) or adriamycin 35 mg m-2 i.v. 3-weekly for 16 courses (Regimen B). Objective responses were seen in 14/24 (58%) patients with regimen A (4 complete) and 6/24 (25%) with regimen B (1 complete) (P less than 0.02). The median duration of response was 14 months with regimen A and 6.5 months with regimen B. The median duration of survival was 20 months and 8 months respectively (P less than 0.01). The toxicity was similar with each regimen. There was no evidence of deterioration in left ventricular ejection fraction nor congestive heart failure in any patient. It is concluded that when given at 3-weekly intervals adriamycin is a more effective treatment for advanced breast cancer at higher rather than lower dosage. |
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ISSN: | 0007-0920 1532-1827 |
DOI: | 10.1038/bjc.1987.226 |