[Two Cases of Therapy-Related Myeloid Neoplasms after Docetaxel with Cyclophosphamide Therapy for Breast Cancer]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2022 Nov;49(11):1263-1266.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Docetaxel with cyclophosphamide(TC)is used as a perioperative chemotherapy. Therapy-related myeloid neoplasms(t- MN)are a rare adverse event of TC therapy. We report 2 cases of t-MN after TC therapy for breast cancer. Case 1 involved a 72-year-old woman who received 4 courses of TC therapy and radiation therapy after surgery. Two years and eight months after surgery, she presented with night sweats, coughing, headaches, and a low-grade fever. Laboratory examination revealed leukocytosis, and a bone marrow aspiration biopsy confirmed acute myelogenous leukemia with myeloid morphology- related changes and secondary acute myelogenous leukemia. Case 2 involved a 71-year-old woman who received 4 courses of TC therapy and radiation therapy after surgery. Three years and six months after surgery, ultrasonography detected right cervical lymphadenopathy. Resection of the right cervical lymph nodes and bone marrow aspiration biopsy confirmed mixed-phenotype acute leukemia(MPAL). Both patients are currently being treated.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Breast Neoplasms* / drug therapy
  • Breast Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Breast Neoplasms* / surgery
  • Cyclophosphamide / adverse effects
  • Docetaxel / adverse effects
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute* / drug therapy
  • Neoplasms, Second Primary*

Substances

  • Docetaxel
  • Cyclophosphamide