Safety of epirubicin adjuvant chemotherapy in a breast cancer patient with chronic renal failure undergoing hemodialytic treatment

Tumori. 2006 Jul-Aug;92(4):364-5. doi: 10.1177/030089160609200421.

Abstract

Anthracycline-based adjuvant chemotherapy is very effective in early breast cancer, but there are limited data on the use of epirubicin in patients with chronic renal failure undergoing hemodialytic treatment. We report the case of a patient with early breast cancer and chronic renal failure who was treated with adjuvant weekly epirubicin. Treatment was well tolerated. The patient is still alive and relapse free 58 months after surgery. If the patient will be disease free after 5 years, she will be reconsidered for renal transplantation. In conclusion, weekly epirubicin appears to be a safe adjuvant chemotherapy option for early breast cancer patients with chronic renal failure undergoing hemodialytic treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / administration & dosage
  • Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / adverse effects*
  • Breast Neoplasms / complications*
  • Breast Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Disease-Free Survival
  • Epirubicin / administration & dosage
  • Epirubicin / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / complications*
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / therapy
  • Middle Aged
  • Renal Dialysis*

Substances

  • Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
  • Epirubicin