[A case of breast cancer with bone marrow and liver metastases responding completely to low-dose weekly paclitaxel combined with toremifene]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2001 Sep;28(9):1287-9.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 36-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of general malaise in October 1999. She was diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer with bone marrow and liver metastases. Low-dose weekly paclitaxel (60 mg/body/week) combined with toremifene (120 mg/day) was started in December 1999. Myelofunction was recovered after 2 weeks of chemotherapy (CT), and the primary tumors and cervical/axillary lymphadenopathy disappeared after 4 weeks of CT. Bone marrow and liver metastases was no longer detected after 16 weeks of CT, and the case was evaluated as a complete response (CR). The same therapy has been performed for eight months and no evidence of recurrence has been observed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Bone Marrow Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Breast Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Paclitaxel / administration & dosage
  • Remission Induction
  • Toremifene / administration & dosage

Substances

  • Toremifene
  • Paclitaxel