[A case of breast cancer with multiple bone metastases demonstrating complete remission with high-dose toremifene therapy]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2004 Jun;31(6):911-4.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We report a 64-year-old woman who underwent mastectomy for stage II (T2N1M0) advanced breast cancer, in whom multiple spine metastases developed 18 months postoperatively. She received 6 cycles of CA (cyclophosphamide 500 mg/m2, ADM 50 mg/m2 3 wq) therapy and oral tamoxifen (20 mg/body) administration for adjuvant therapy. The multiple bone metastases of the spine were revealed by technetium bone scan. The level of serum tumor marker CA15-3 increased two times over the normal range 18 months after surgery. She also developed osteoporosis a few years later, so we selected high-dose toremifene administration (120 mg/body) as a second-line therapy. No adverse effects have occurred and bone metastases disappeared. Moreover, the tumor marker was also normalized 6 months after toremifene therapy started. It was shown that high-dose treatment of toremifene was useful for recurrent breast cancer with bone metastasis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / administration & dosage*
  • Bone Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Breast Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / drug therapy*
  • Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / secondary*
  • Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mastectomy
  • Middle Aged
  • Remission Induction
  • Toremifene / administration & dosage*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
  • Toremifene