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The use of granulocyte-colony-stimulating factor to deliver 4 cycles of ifosfamide and epirubicin every 14 days in women with advanced or metastatic breast-cancer

Lookup NU author(s): Professor Alan Calvert

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Abstract

Twenty patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer were treated with four cycles of ifosfamide/mesna 5 g m(-2) and epirubicin 60 mg m(-2) every 14 days with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF, Filgrastim). Complete remission occurred in six out of the 20 patients (30%, 95% confidence interval 12-54%) and there were 12 partial responders (60%, 95% confidence interval 37-81%), thus giving an overall response rate of 90% (95% confidence interval 63-97%). Two patients had progressive disease. The median duration of response for those patients with metastatic disease was 7.3 (1.3-20.1 +) months. The median survival time for these patients was 15 (5.3-27.9 +) months. Of the four patients treated with locally advanced disease three achieved a complete clinical response and one a partial response. Three out of four of these patients subsequently underwent a mastectomy, and in one of these no viable tumour was seen. Our conclusion is that this regimen is excellent palliation for metastatic disease and possibly useful neoadjuvant treatment.


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Author(s): Lind, M. J., Gumbrell, L., Cantwell, B. M. J., Millward, M. J., Simmonds, D., Proctor, M., Chapman, F., McCann, E., Middleton, I., Calvert, A. H.

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: British Journal of Cancer

Year: 1995

Volume: 71

Issue: 3

Pages: 610-613

Print publication date: 01/03/1995

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PubMed id: 7533518


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