Low-dose mitomycin and weekly low-dose doxorubicin combination chemotherapy for patients with metastatic breast carcinoma previously treated with cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and 5-fluorouracil

Cancer. 1988 Jul 15;62(2):262-5. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19880715)62:2<262::aid-cncr2820620206>3.0.co;2-c.

Abstract

Forty-four evaluable patients with breast carcinoma previously treated with combination chemotherapy consisting of cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and 5-fluorouracil (CMF) were treated with a combination chemotherapy regimen consisting of doxorubicin (A) (20 mg/m2 on days 1, 8, 15, and 22, repeated every 28 days) and mitomycin (MIT) (10 mg/m2 on day 1, repeated every 28 days). Five patients (11%) achieved a complete remission (CR) and 14 patients (32%) had a partial response (PR). The median duration of survival was 11.5 months and the median duration of response was 8 months for responders (CR and PR). Toxicity was moderate and consisted of neutropenia (74%), thrombocytopenia (25%), pneumonitis (11%), and cardiomyopathy (2%). The combination chemotherapy regimen A and MIT is an effective regimen for treating previously treated with CMF.

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / adverse effects
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Breast Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Cisplatin / administration & dosage
  • Doxorubicin / administration & dosage
  • Doxorubicin / adverse effects
  • Drug Evaluation
  • Female
  • Fluorouracil / administration & dosage
  • Humans
  • Methotrexate / administration & dosage
  • Mitomycins / administration & dosage
  • Mitomycins / adverse effects
  • Neoplasm Metastasis

Substances

  • Mitomycins
  • Doxorubicin
  • Cisplatin
  • Fluorouracil
  • Methotrexate

Supplementary concepts

  • CMF protocol