[A case of advanced breast cancer with multiple lung and liver metastases successfully treated with multi-disciplinary therapy]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2005 Oct;32(11):1792-4.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We report a case of advanced breast cancer with multiple lung and liver metastases (T4bN1M1) achieving a significant improvement of QOL by multi-disciplinary therapy. The patient was a 63-year-old woman with slight jaundice who had ascites and an ulcerative breast lump with multiple lung and liver metastases. A core needle biopsy for breast tumor led to a diagnosis of an invasive ductal carcinoma positive for HER2/neu protein expression. She received 6 cycles of tri-weekly docetaxel (60 mg/m2) and weekly trastuzumab. Although the ascites and the jaundice disappeared after chemotherapy, the response for breast tumor, metastatic sites in the lung and the liver were less satisfactory. Fifteen-months later, she received radiation therapy so that metastasis in the brain was recognized. But she had no neurological symptoms. Multi-disciplinary therapy can improve patient's QOL and the clinical outcomes in Stage IV advanced breast cancer.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / administration & dosage
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Antineoplastic Agents / administration & dosage
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / administration & dosage
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology
  • Breast Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Carcinoma, Ductal / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Ductal / secondary
  • Carcinoma, Ductal / therapy*
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Docetaxel
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Liver Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Lung Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Middle Aged
  • Taxoids / administration & dosage
  • Trastuzumab
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Taxoids
  • Docetaxel
  • Trastuzumab