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Zhang Q, Wang Z, Yao W, Wang S, Zhang G, Chen J, Hou Q, Li S, Li H, Ye C, Sun T, Yang H, Chen Z, Wang Z, Liu X, Geng C, Li X, Zhang J, Zheng H, Shao Z. A randomized, multicenter phase III Study of once-per-cycle administration of efbemalenograstim alfa (F-627), a novel long-acting rhG-CSF, for prophylaxis of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia in patients with breast cancer. BMC Cancer 2024; 24:1143. [PMID: 39272058 PMCID: PMC11395217 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-024-12892-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 09/03/2024] [Indexed: 09/15/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND F-627 (efbemalenograstim alfa) is a novel long acting granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) that contains two human G-CSF fused to a human immunoglobulin G2 (hIgG2) -Fc fragment with a peptide linker. This studyevaluated the efficacy and safety of F-627, also known as efbemalenograstim alfa (Ryzneuta®) in reducing neutropenia compared with filgrastim (GRAN®). METHODS This was a multicenter, randomized, open-label, active-controlled non-inferiority study. Two hundred thirty nine (239) patients were enrolled in thirteen centers and received the chemotherapy with epirubicin (100 mg/m2) and cyclophosphamide (600 mg/m2) on day 1 of each cycle for a maximum of four cycles. Patients were randomized to receive either a single 20 mg subcutaneous (s.c.) injection of F-627 on day 3 of each cycle or daily s.c. injection of filgrastim 5 µg/kg/d starting from day 3 of each cycle. The primary endpoint was the duration of grade 3 or 4 neutropenia in cycle 1. The safety profile was also evaluated. RESULTS The mean (SD) duration of grade 3 or 4 neutropenia in cycle 1 was 0.68 (1.10) and 0.71 (0.95) days for the F-627 and the filgrastim groups, respectively. The Hodges-Lehmann estimate of the between-group median difference (F-627 vs filgrastim) in the duration of grade 3 or 4 neutropenia in cycle 1 was 0 day and the upper limit of the one-sided 97.5% CI was 0 day, which was within the prespecified non-inferiority margin of 1-day. Results for all efficacy endpoints in cycles 2 - 4 were consistent with the results in cycle 1, however a trend towards a lower incidence and a shorter duration of grade 3 or 4 neutropenia and grade 4 neutropenia was observed in the F-627 group compared with the filgrastim group. The ANC nadir in the F-627 group was significantly higher than that in the filgrastim group in each cycle. A single fixed dose of F-627 was well tolerated and as safe as standard daily filgrastim. CONCLUSIONS A single fixed dose of 20 mg of F-627 in each cycle was as safe and effective as a daily dose of filgrastim 5 µg/kg/d in reducing neutropenia and its complications in patients who received four cycles of EC. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04174599, on 22/11/2019.
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- Qingyuan Zhang
- Department of General Internal Medicine, The Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150081, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 270 Dong'an Road, Shanghai, China
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- Evive Biotechnology (Shanghai) Ltd, Shanghai, 201315, China
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- Evive Biotechnology (Shanghai) Ltd, Shanghai, 201315, China
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- Evive Biotechnology (Shanghai) Ltd, Shanghai, 201315, China
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- Evive Biotechnology (Shanghai) Ltd, Shanghai, 201315, China
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- Evive Biotechnology (Shanghai) Ltd, Shanghai, 201315, China
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- Evive Biotechnology (Shanghai) Ltd, Shanghai, 201315, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Affiliated Cancer Hospital and Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510095, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Department of General Internal Medicine, Liaoning Cancer Hospital, Shenyang, 110042, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, 310022, China
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- Department of Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230601, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Guizhou Cancer Hospital, Guiyang, 550000, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Jiangsu Province Hospital, Nanjing, 210029, China
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- Department of Breast Center, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 50035, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Department of Breast Cancer, Tianjin Cancer Hospital, Tianjin, 300060, China
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- Department of Oncology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, 270 Dong'an Road, Shanghai, China.
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Gall L, Jardi F, Lammens L, Piñero J, Souza TM, Rodrigues D, Jennen DGJ, de Kok TM, Coyle L, Chung S, Ferreira S, Jo H, Beattie KA, Kelly C, Duckworth CA, Pritchard DM, Pin C. A dynamic model of the intestinal epithelium integrates multiple sources of preclinical data and enables clinical translation of drug-induced toxicity. CPT Pharmacometrics Syst Pharmacol 2023; 12:1511-1528. [PMID: 37621010 PMCID: PMC10583244 DOI: 10.1002/psp4.13029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Revised: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023] Open
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We have built a quantitative systems toxicology modeling framework focused on the early prediction of oncotherapeutic-induced clinical intestinal adverse effects. The model describes stem and progenitor cell dynamics in the small intestinal epithelium and integrates heterogeneous epithelial-related processes, such as transcriptional profiles, citrulline kinetics, and probability of diarrhea. We fitted a mouse-specific version of the model to quantify doxorubicin and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)-induced toxicity, which included pharmacokinetics and 5-FU metabolism and assumed that both drugs led to cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in stem cells and proliferative progenitors. The model successfully recapitulated observations in mice regarding dose-dependent disruption of proliferation which could lead to villus shortening, decrease of circulating citrulline, increased diarrhea risk, and transcriptional induction of the p53 pathway. Using a human-specific epithelial model, we translated the cytotoxic activity of doxorubicin and 5-FU quantified in mice into human intestinal injury and predicted with accuracy clinical diarrhea incidence. However, for gefitinib, a specific-molecularly targeted therapy, the mice failed to reproduce epithelial toxicity at exposures much higher than those associated with clinical diarrhea. This indicates that, regardless of the translational modeling approach, preclinical experimental settings have to be suitable to quantify drug-induced clinical toxicity with precision at the structural scale of the model. Our work demonstrates the usefulness of translational models at early stages of the drug development pipeline to predict clinical toxicity and highlights the importance of understanding cross-settings differences in toxicity when building these approaches.
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- Louis Gall
- Clinical Pharmacology and Quantitative Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacology and Safety Sciences, R&DAstraZenecaCambridgeUK
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- Preclinical Sciences & Translational SafetyJanssen Pharmaceutica NVBeerseBelgium
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- Preclinical Sciences & Translational SafetyJanssen Pharmaceutica NVBeerseBelgium
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- Research Programme on Biomedical Informatics (GRIB), Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM)UPFBarcelonaSpain
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- Department of Toxicogenomics, GROW School for Oncology and Developmental BiologyMaastricht UniversityMaastrichtThe Netherlands
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- Department of Toxicogenomics, GROW School for Oncology and Developmental BiologyMaastricht UniversityMaastrichtThe Netherlands
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- Department of Toxicogenomics, GROW School for Oncology and Developmental BiologyMaastricht UniversityMaastrichtThe Netherlands
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- Department of Toxicogenomics, GROW School for Oncology and Developmental BiologyMaastricht UniversityMaastrichtThe Netherlands
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- Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbHRidgefieldConnecticutUSA
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- Simcyp DivisionCertara UK LimitedSheffieldUK
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- Target and Systems Safety, Non‐Clinical Safety, In Vivo/In Vitro TranslationGSKStevenageUK
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- Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative BiologyUniversity of LiverpoolLiverpoolUK
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- Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative BiologyUniversity of LiverpoolLiverpoolUK
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- Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative BiologyUniversity of LiverpoolLiverpoolUK
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- Clinical Pharmacology and Quantitative Pharmacology, Clinical Pharmacology and Safety Sciences, R&DAstraZenecaCambridgeUK
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Bischoff H, Bigot C, Moinard-Butot F, Pflumio C, Fischbach C, Kalish M, Kurtz JE, Pierard L, Demarchi M, Karouby D, Coliat P, Pivot X, Petit T, Cox DG, Goepp L, Bender L, Trensz P. A propensity score-weighted study comparing a two- versus four-weekly pegylated liposomal doxorubicin regimen in metastatic breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2023; 198:23-29. [PMID: 36562910 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-022-06844-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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PURPOSE A 4-weekly schedule of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD) has been approved for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer (MBC). Phase II trials have suggested interest in a 2-weekly regimen. This study aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of these two schedules. METHODS Data from MBC patients treated with PLD between 2011 and 2021 were retrospectively collected. The objective was to demonstrate the noninferiority of the 2-weekly versus the 4-weekly schedule in terms of 6-month progression-free survival (PFS). The prespecified noninferiority margin was calculated as 1.20. A propensity score to receive either schedule was estimated using a gradient boosting algorithm. Survival analyses using Cox regression models weighted by the propensity score were performed to compare the schedules. RESULTS Among the 192 patients included, 96 (50%) underwent each schedule. The median number of previous systemic therapies was 4 (IQR, 3 to 6). Anthracyclines were previously given in early breast cancer in 63.9% of patients. The median follow-up was 10.0 months (IQR, 5.0 to 20.1). A comparable distribution of adverse events was observed. The median PFS was 3.2 months (95% CI, 2.9 to 3.9), and the median overall survival was 12.1 months (95% CI, 10.8 to 14.9). The weighted hazard ratio for PFS was 1.12 (90% CI, 0.82 to 1.54), including the noninferiority boundaries. CONCLUSION PLD appeared to be a well-tolerated drug in this heavily pretreated MBC population. The efficacy and safety of the 2-weekly schedule did not provide any advantage, suggesting no interest in changing the registered regimen.
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- H Bischoff
- Medical Oncology, Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe, 67033, Strasbourg, France.
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- Medical Oncology, Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe, 67033, Strasbourg, France
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- Medical Oncology, Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe, 67033, Strasbourg, France
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- Medical Oncology, Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe, 67033, Strasbourg, France
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- Medical Oncology, Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe, 67033, Strasbourg, France
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- Medical Oncology, Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe, 67033, Strasbourg, France
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- Medical Oncology, Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe, 67033, Strasbourg, France
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- Medical Oncology, Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe, 67033, Strasbourg, France
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- Medical Oncology, Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe, 67033, Strasbourg, France
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- Pharmacy, Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe, 67033, Strasbourg, France
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- Pharmacy, Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe, 67033, Strasbourg, France
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- Medical Oncology, Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe, 67033, Strasbourg, France
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- Medical Oncology, Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe, 67033, Strasbourg, France
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- Statistics, Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe, 67033, Strasbourg, France
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- Statistics, Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe, 67033, Strasbourg, France
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- Medical Oncology, Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe, 67033, Strasbourg, France
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- Medical Oncology, Institut de Cancérologie Strasbourg Europe, 67033, Strasbourg, France
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Gupta S, Das U, Sinha S. IGT mediated Nanog siRNA delivery in prostate cancer cells improves chemosensitization of Epirubicin in vitro. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2022; 76:129017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2022.129017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Revised: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A computational study of Anthracyclines interacting with lipid bilayers: Correlation of membrane insertion rates, orientation effects and localisation with cytotoxicity. Sci Rep 2019; 9:2155. [PMID: 30770843 PMCID: PMC6377671 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-39411-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2018] [Accepted: 01/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Anthracyclines interact with DNA and topoisomerase II as well as with cell membranes, and it is these latter interactions that can cause an increase in their cytotoxic activity. In the present study a detailed computational analysis of the initial insertion, orientation and nature of the interaction occurring between Anthracyclines and two different lipid bilayers (unsaturated POPC and saturated DMPC) is explored through molecular dynamics (MD) simulations; four Anthracyclines: Doxorubicin (DOX), Epirubicin (EPI), Idarubicin (IDA) and Daunorubicin (DAU) were examined. The results indicate that the increased cytotoxicity of DOX, in comparison to the other three analogues, is correlated with its ability to diffuse at a faster rate into the bilayers. Additionally, DOX exhibited considerably different orientational behaviour once incorporated into the bilayer and exhibited a higher propensity to interact with the hydrocarbon tails in both lipids indicating a higher probability of transport to the other leaflet of the bilayer.
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Phase II study of adjuvant docetaxel and carboplatin with/without doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide in triple negative breast cancer: a randomised controlled clinical trial. Contemp Oncol (Pozn) 2017; 21:83-89. [PMID: 28435404 PMCID: PMC5385483 DOI: 10.5114/wo.2017.66661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2016] [Accepted: 01/29/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Aim of the study The aim of this trial was to compare overall survival (OS), disease-free survival (DFS), and toxicity of two adjuvant regimens in triple negative patients with Iranian ethnicity. Material and methods In a phase II trial, patients with previously untreated triple negative breaststroke cancer were randomly assigned by using docetaxel 70 mg/m2 and carboplatin AUC = 7 every three weeks with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor for sin courses (arm A) or doxorubicin hydrochloride 60 mg/m2 and cyclophosphamide 600 mg/m2 every three weeks with G-CSF for four courses followed by docetaxel 70 mg/m2 and carboplatin AUC = 7 every three weeks with G-CSF for four courses (arm B). Results A total of 119 patients were randomly enrolled in our study (60 patients in Arm A and 59 patients in Arm B) between 2011 and 2016. The mean follow-up was 40 months at the time of treatment analysis. The 2-year and 5-year DFS rates for Arm A were 92.7% vs. 85% and for Arm B were 82.6% vs. 64.4%. The 2-year and 5-year OS rates for Arm A were 96.5% vs. 91.7% and for Arm B were 90.5% vs. 81.3%. There was a significant correlation for DFS and OS in the two arms. There was no significant difference between adverse events with the two regimens. Conclusions In our research, less progression was found with Arm A as compared to Arm B. Adding of anthracyclines such as doxorubicin hydrochloride did not increase OS and DFS in triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) patients.
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Although improvements in breast cancer management have been made, many women are diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer, an incurable stage of the disease. Several new therapies have become available over the past years that have changed the way we manage metastatic breast cancer. The new aromatase inhibitors, anastrozole, letrozole, and exemestane, are potent agents in this fight. Anastrozole and letrozole have been shown to produce superior efficacy and tolerability compared with tamoxifen as first-line endocrine therapy for metastatic breast cancer. Exemestane is being compared with tamoxifen in a similar manner, but results are pending. Trastuzumab is a monoclonal antibody directed against the HER2 oncogene with intrinsic antitumor activity and synergistic activity with traditional chemotherapy. Newer combinations with trastuzumab are also changing the way we administer other chemotherapy agents in patients who overexpress this oncogene. Traditional chemotherapy has also changed over the recent past and now includes an oral agent, capecitabine, for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer. Epirubicin, an anthracycline new to the United States, appears to have similar efficacy and toxicity to doxorubicin, with dosing issues being quite important. With all of these new agents within our grasp, there is hope for all patients with metastatic breast cancer.
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- Laura Boehnke Michaud
- The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Box 90, Houston, TX 77030,
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- Division of Pharmacy, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Box 90, Houston, TX 77030
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Late cardiac effects of chemotherapy in breast cancer survivors treated with adjuvant doxorubicin: 10-year follow-up. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2016; 156:501-506. [DOI: 10.1007/s10549-016-3781-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2016] [Accepted: 04/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Twelves C, Jove M, Gombos A, Awada A. Cytotoxic chemotherapy: Still the mainstay of clinical practice for all subtypes metastatic breast cancer. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2016; 100:74-87. [DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2016.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2015] [Revised: 12/24/2015] [Accepted: 01/20/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Comparison of cardiac events associated with liposomal doxorubicin, epirubicin and doxorubicin in breast cancer: a Bayesian network meta-analysis. Eur J Cancer 2015; 51:2314-20. [PMID: 26343314 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2015.07.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2015] [Revised: 05/26/2015] [Accepted: 07/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Anthracyclines play a broad and important role in the care of patients with either operable or metastatic breast cancer. However cardiotoxicity narrows the therapeutic index of this drug class leading to potentially clinically meaningful treatment delays or discontinuations. We conducted a Bayesian network meta-analysis, a validated statistical methodology, allowing direct and indirect comparison of cardiotoxicity of different anthracycline and non-anthracycline regimens. METHODS We conducted a systematic review of prospective randomised controlled trials through MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and Google Scholar comparing non-anthracycline based regimens (NON), doxorubicin (DOX), epirubicin (EPI) and liposomal doxorubicin (LD). We included studies published up to 1st January 2014 in both adjuvant and metastatic contexts. Notably, HER2/neu-targeted regimens were excluded. We assessed the studies' eligibility criteria and data collection with consensus of two independent authors. Our primary outcome measure was cardiac events grade 3 or greater (CE3) in accordance with Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Version 4.0. A Bayesian pairwise and network meta-analysis was conducted to estimate pooled Odds Ratio (OR). FINDINGS Nineteen randomised controlled trials met eligibility criteria and were included in this analysis. We found a trend showing that LD is less cardiotoxic than DOX with an OR of 0.60 (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.34-1.07) There was no difference between Epi and LD with an OR of 0.95 (95%CI 0.39-2.33). DOX is more cardiotoxic than Non with an OR of 1.57 (95%CI 0.90-2.72). INTERPRETATION DOX has higher CE3 rates than NON does. LD statistically trended to lower cardiac event rates than DOX. Non-statistical significance among EPI, LD and DOX with regard to cardiac toxicity indicates that avoidance of CE3 should not motivate selection of a particular anthracycline in otherwise healthy women in whom total lifetime anthracycline exposure will likely be limited. Overall low incidence of CE3 with any type of anthracycline indicates that we can safely use any anthracycline if cumulative dose limits are not exceeded. While CE3 does not limit our choice of anthracycline LD appears to be the least cardiotoxic. FUNDING Takeo Fujii is supported by the grant named Young Investigator Award for Study Abroad in Clinical Epidemiology from St. Luke's Life Science Institution.
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Yoon N, Park MS, Peltier GC, Lee RH. Pre-activated human mesenchymal stromal cells in combination with doxorubicin synergistically enhance tumor-suppressive activity in mice. Cytotherapy 2015; 17:1332-41. [PMID: 26227206 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcyt.2015.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2015] [Revised: 05/11/2015] [Accepted: 06/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND AIMS Previously, we showed that human mesenchymal stromal cells (hMSCs) were activated to express tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) upon TNF-α stimulation, induced cell death in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) MDA-MB-231 cells (MDA), and RNA released from apoptotic MDA further increased TRAIL expression in hMSCs. This feed-forward stimulation increased apoptosis in MDA cells. Here, we tested whether TRAIL-expressing hMSCs, in combination with a sub-toxic-dose of a chemotherapy drug doxorubicin, would overcome TRAIL resistance and create synergistic effects on targeting metastatic TNBC. METHODS To optimize conditions for the combination treatment, we (i) selected an optimal condition to activate hMSCs for TRAIL expression, (ii) selected an optimal dose of doxorubicin treatment, (iii) examined underlying mechanisms in vitro and (iv) tested the efficacy of the optimized conditions in a xenograft mouse model of human breast cancer lung metastasis. RESULTS The results showed that DNA fragments from apoptotic MDA triggered hMSCs to increase further TRAIL expression in an absent in melanoma 2 (AIM2)-dependent manner, and thus higher TRAIL-expressing hMSCs stimulated with synthetic DNA, poly(deoxyadenylic-deoxythymidylic) acid [poly(dA:dT)], more effectively suppressed tumor progression in vivo. Furthermore, activated hMSCs increased apoptosis in MDA cells when combined with a sub-toxic dose of doxorubicin, which was mediated by up-regulating TRAIL and Fas-related pathways. When we combined the optimized conditions, pre-activated hMSCs with poly (dA:dT) synergistically reduced tumor burden even with minimal doxorubicin treatment in a xenograft mouse model of human breast cancer lung metastasis. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that the treatment of hMSCs with a sub-toxic dose of doxorubicin can overcome TRAIL resistance and be a potential novel therapy for TNBC metastasis treatment.
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- Nara Yoon
- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Temple, Texas, USA
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- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Temple, Texas, USA
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- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Temple, Texas, USA
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- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Temple, Texas, USA.
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Joy A, Ghosh M, Fernandes R, Clemons M. Systemic treatment approaches in her2-negative advanced breast cancer-guidance on the guidelines. Curr Oncol 2015; 22:S29-42. [PMID: 25848337 PMCID: PMC4381789 DOI: 10.3747/co.22.2360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Despite advancements in the treatment of early-stage breast cancer, many patients still develop disease recurrence; others present with de novo metastatic disease. For most patients with advanced breast cancer, the primary treatment intent is noncurative-that is, palliative-in nature. The goals of treatment should therefore focus on maximizing symptom control and extending survival. Treatments should be evaluated on an individualized basis in terms of evidence, but also with full respect for the wishes of the patient in terms of acceptable toxicity. Given the availability of extensive reviews on the roles of endocrine therapy and her2 (human epidermal growth factor receptor 2)-targeted therapies for advanced disease, we focus here mainly on treatment guidelines for the non-endocrine management of her2-negative advanced breast cancer in a Canadian health care context.
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- A.A. Joy
- Department of Oncology, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Alberta, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, AB
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- Department of Oncology, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Alberta, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, AB
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- Division of Medical Oncology, University of Ottawa and The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa, ON
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- Division of Medical Oncology, University of Ottawa and The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, Ottawa, ON
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Kim KS, Hong SW, Kim H, Cho M, Kim S, Hur W, Yun SH, Yoon SK, Hahn SK. Hyaluronate–Flt1 peptide conjugate/epirubicin micelles for theranostic application to liver cancers. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra07464a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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We successfully developed hyaluronate–Flt1 peptide conjugate/epirubicin micelles for theranostic applications to the treatment of liver cancer.
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- Ki Su Kim
- Wellman Center for Photomedicine
- Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
- Cambridge
- USA
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- The Catholic University Liver Research Center and WHO Collaborating Center of Viral Hepatitis
- The Catholic University of Korea
- Seoul 137-701
- Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
- Pohang
- Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
- Pohang
- Republic of Korea
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- Graduate School of Nanoscience and Technology
- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
- Daejeon 305-338
- Republic of Korea
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- The Catholic University Liver Research Center and WHO Collaborating Center of Viral Hepatitis
- The Catholic University of Korea
- Seoul 137-701
- Republic of Korea
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- Wellman Center for Photomedicine
- Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
- Cambridge
- USA
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- The Catholic University Liver Research Center and WHO Collaborating Center of Viral Hepatitis
- The Catholic University of Korea
- Seoul 137-701
- Republic of Korea
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
- Pohang
- Republic of Korea
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Kontani K, Hashimoto SI, Murazawa C, Norimura S, Tanaka H, Ohtani M, Fujiwara-Honjo N, Date M, Teramoto K, Houchi H, Yokomise H. Factors responsible for long-term survival in metastatic breast cancer. World J Surg Oncol 2014; 12:344. [PMID: 25395387 PMCID: PMC4236407 DOI: 10.1186/1477-7819-12-344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2014] [Accepted: 10/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background Although survival of patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) has been significantly prolonged over the past decade due to improvement of anti-cancer therapeutics, only a few patients survive for more than 10 years. It has not been determined which patients can have long-term survival with treatment. Methods To determine prognostic factors responsible for long-term survival, we retrospectively compared clinicopathologic factors of patients with MBC who survived for 50 months or more after diagnosis with patients who did not. Of 70 patients with MBC who received chemotherapy between November 2005 and September 2011, 23 patients who survived for 50 months or more after diagnosis and 28 patients who died within 50 months after diagnosis were assessed for their clinicopathologic factors and outcomes. Results The proportion of patients with hormone receptor-positive (HR+) tumors was significantly higher and the proportion of patients with triple negative tumors (TN) was lower in long-term survivors than in non-long-term survivors (HR+: 87% versus 28.6%, P = 0.000037; TN: 13.1% versus 53.6%, P = 0.0028). Metastatic site, number of disease sites, prior chemotherapeutic regimens and human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2) status did not differ between the two groups. The proportion of patients who received metronomic regimens was significantly higher in long-term survivors than in non-long-term survivors (65.2% versus 35.7%, P = 0.034) when the most effective regimen among regimens that were received in metastatic settings was compared between the two groups. Overall response rate was significantly higher (82.6% versus 17.9%, P <0.00001) and time to treatment failure after receiving the most effective regimen was longer in long-term survivors than in non-long-term survivors (26 versus 5 months, P = 0.0001). The number of chemotherapeutic regimens for breast cancer and that for MBC did not differ between the two groups. Conclusions Patients with luminal-type MBC who benefit at least once from chemotherapy including metronomic regimens, or patients who continued to receive the most effective regimen for more than two years can be expected to have long-term survival after diagnosis of MBC, regardless of the number of chemotherapeutic regimens they had received.
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- Keiichi Kontani
- Department of Thoracic, Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Kagawa University Faculty of Medicine, 1750-1 Miki-cho, Kita-gun 761-0793, Japan.
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Partridge AH, Rumble RB, Carey LA, Come SE, Davidson NE, Di Leo A, Gralow J, Hortobagyi GN, Moy B, Yee D, Brundage SB, Danso MA, Wilcox M, Smith IE. Chemotherapy and targeted therapy for women with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (or unknown) advanced breast cancer: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline. J Clin Oncol 2014; 32:3307-29. [PMID: 25185096 PMCID: PMC6076042 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2014.56.7479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 191] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To identify optimal chemo- and targeted therapy for women with human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2)- negative (or unknown) advanced breast cancer. METHODS A systematic review of randomized evidence (including systematic reviews and meta-analyses) from 1993 through to current was completed. Outcomes of interest included survival, progression-free survival, response, quality of life, and adverse effects. Guideline recommendations were evidence based and were agreed on by the Expert Panel via consensus. RESULTS Seventy-nine studies met the inclusion criteria, comprising 20 systematic reviews and/or meta-analyses, 30 trials on first-line treatment, and 29 trials on second-line and subsequent treatment. These trials form the evidence base for the guideline recommendations. RECOMMENDATIONS Endocrine therapy is preferable to chemotherapy as first-line treatment for patients with estrogen receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer unless improvement is medically necessary (eg, immediately life-threatening disease). Single agent is preferable to combination chemotherapy, and longer planned duration improves outcome but must be balanced against toxicity. There is no single optimal first-line or subsequent line chemotherapy, and choice of treatment will be determined by multiple factors including prior therapy, toxicity, performance status, comorbid conditions, and patient preference. The role of bevacizumab remains controversial. Other targeted therapies have not so far been shown to enhance chemotherapy outcome in HER2-negative breast cancer.
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- Ann H Partridge
- Ann H. Partridge, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Steven E. Come, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Beverly Moy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; R. Bryan Rumble, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria; Michael A. Danso, Virginia Oncology Associates, Norfolk, VA; Lisa A. Carey, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; Nancy E. Davidson, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute/University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Angelo Di Leo, Sandro Pitigliani Medical Oncology Unit, Prato, Italy; Julie Gralow, University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA; Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Douglas Yee, University of Minnesota/Masonic Cancer Center, Minneapolis, MN; Shelley B. Brundage, Patient Representative, Washington, DC; Maggie Wilcox, Independent Cancer Patients' Voice; and Ian E. Smith, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Ann H. Partridge, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Steven E. Come, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Beverly Moy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; R. Bryan Rumble, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria; Michael A. Danso, Virginia Oncology Associates, Norfolk, VA; Lisa A. Carey, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; Nancy E. Davidson, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute/University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Angelo Di Leo, Sandro Pitigliani Medical Oncology Unit, Prato, Italy; Julie Gralow, University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA; Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Douglas Yee, University of Minnesota/Masonic Cancer Center, Minneapolis, MN; Shelley B. Brundage, Patient Representative, Washington, DC; Maggie Wilcox, Independent Cancer Patients' Voice; and Ian E. Smith, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Ann H. Partridge, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Steven E. Come, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Beverly Moy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; R. Bryan Rumble, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria; Michael A. Danso, Virginia Oncology Associates, Norfolk, VA; Lisa A. Carey, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; Nancy E. Davidson, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute/University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Angelo Di Leo, Sandro Pitigliani Medical Oncology Unit, Prato, Italy; Julie Gralow, University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA; Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Douglas Yee, University of Minnesota/Masonic Cancer Center, Minneapolis, MN; Shelley B. Brundage, Patient Representative, Washington, DC; Maggie Wilcox, Independent Cancer Patients' Voice; and Ian E. Smith, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Ann H. Partridge, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Steven E. Come, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Beverly Moy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; R. Bryan Rumble, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria; Michael A. Danso, Virginia Oncology Associates, Norfolk, VA; Lisa A. Carey, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; Nancy E. Davidson, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute/University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Angelo Di Leo, Sandro Pitigliani Medical Oncology Unit, Prato, Italy; Julie Gralow, University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA; Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Douglas Yee, University of Minnesota/Masonic Cancer Center, Minneapolis, MN; Shelley B. Brundage, Patient Representative, Washington, DC; Maggie Wilcox, Independent Cancer Patients' Voice; and Ian E. Smith, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Ann H. Partridge, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Steven E. Come, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Beverly Moy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; R. Bryan Rumble, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria; Michael A. Danso, Virginia Oncology Associates, Norfolk, VA; Lisa A. Carey, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; Nancy E. Davidson, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute/University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Angelo Di Leo, Sandro Pitigliani Medical Oncology Unit, Prato, Italy; Julie Gralow, University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA; Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Douglas Yee, University of Minnesota/Masonic Cancer Center, Minneapolis, MN; Shelley B. Brundage, Patient Representative, Washington, DC; Maggie Wilcox, Independent Cancer Patients' Voice; and Ian E. Smith, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Ann H. Partridge, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Steven E. Come, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Beverly Moy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; R. Bryan Rumble, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria; Michael A. Danso, Virginia Oncology Associates, Norfolk, VA; Lisa A. Carey, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; Nancy E. Davidson, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute/University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Angelo Di Leo, Sandro Pitigliani Medical Oncology Unit, Prato, Italy; Julie Gralow, University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA; Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Douglas Yee, University of Minnesota/Masonic Cancer Center, Minneapolis, MN; Shelley B. Brundage, Patient Representative, Washington, DC; Maggie Wilcox, Independent Cancer Patients' Voice; and Ian E. Smith, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Ann H. Partridge, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Steven E. Come, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Beverly Moy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; R. Bryan Rumble, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria; Michael A. Danso, Virginia Oncology Associates, Norfolk, VA; Lisa A. Carey, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; Nancy E. Davidson, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute/University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Angelo Di Leo, Sandro Pitigliani Medical Oncology Unit, Prato, Italy; Julie Gralow, University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA; Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Douglas Yee, University of Minnesota/Masonic Cancer Center, Minneapolis, MN; Shelley B. Brundage, Patient Representative, Washington, DC; Maggie Wilcox, Independent Cancer Patients' Voice; and Ian E. Smith, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Ann H. Partridge, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Steven E. Come, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Beverly Moy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; R. Bryan Rumble, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria; Michael A. Danso, Virginia Oncology Associates, Norfolk, VA; Lisa A. Carey, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; Nancy E. Davidson, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute/University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Angelo Di Leo, Sandro Pitigliani Medical Oncology Unit, Prato, Italy; Julie Gralow, University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA; Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Douglas Yee, University of Minnesota/Masonic Cancer Center, Minneapolis, MN; Shelley B. Brundage, Patient Representative, Washington, DC; Maggie Wilcox, Independent Cancer Patients' Voice; and Ian E. Smith, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Ann H. Partridge, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Steven E. Come, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Beverly Moy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; R. Bryan Rumble, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria; Michael A. Danso, Virginia Oncology Associates, Norfolk, VA; Lisa A. Carey, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; Nancy E. Davidson, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute/University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Angelo Di Leo, Sandro Pitigliani Medical Oncology Unit, Prato, Italy; Julie Gralow, University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA; Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Douglas Yee, University of Minnesota/Masonic Cancer Center, Minneapolis, MN; Shelley B. Brundage, Patient Representative, Washington, DC; Maggie Wilcox, Independent Cancer Patients' Voice; and Ian E. Smith, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Ann H. Partridge, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Steven E. Come, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Beverly Moy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; R. Bryan Rumble, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria; Michael A. Danso, Virginia Oncology Associates, Norfolk, VA; Lisa A. Carey, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; Nancy E. Davidson, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute/University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Angelo Di Leo, Sandro Pitigliani Medical Oncology Unit, Prato, Italy; Julie Gralow, University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA; Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Douglas Yee, University of Minnesota/Masonic Cancer Center, Minneapolis, MN; Shelley B. Brundage, Patient Representative, Washington, DC; Maggie Wilcox, Independent Cancer Patients' Voice; and Ian E. Smith, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Ann H. Partridge, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Steven E. Come, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Beverly Moy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; R. Bryan Rumble, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria; Michael A. Danso, Virginia Oncology Associates, Norfolk, VA; Lisa A. Carey, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; Nancy E. Davidson, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute/University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Angelo Di Leo, Sandro Pitigliani Medical Oncology Unit, Prato, Italy; Julie Gralow, University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA; Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Douglas Yee, University of Minnesota/Masonic Cancer Center, Minneapolis, MN; Shelley B. Brundage, Patient Representative, Washington, DC; Maggie Wilcox, Independent Cancer Patients' Voice; and Ian E. Smith, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Ann H. Partridge, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Steven E. Come, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Beverly Moy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; R. Bryan Rumble, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria; Michael A. Danso, Virginia Oncology Associates, Norfolk, VA; Lisa A. Carey, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; Nancy E. Davidson, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute/University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Angelo Di Leo, Sandro Pitigliani Medical Oncology Unit, Prato, Italy; Julie Gralow, University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA; Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Douglas Yee, University of Minnesota/Masonic Cancer Center, Minneapolis, MN; Shelley B. Brundage, Patient Representative, Washington, DC; Maggie Wilcox, Independent Cancer Patients' Voice; and Ian E. Smith, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Ann H. Partridge, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Steven E. Come, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Beverly Moy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; R. Bryan Rumble, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria; Michael A. Danso, Virginia Oncology Associates, Norfolk, VA; Lisa A. Carey, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; Nancy E. Davidson, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute/University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Angelo Di Leo, Sandro Pitigliani Medical Oncology Unit, Prato, Italy; Julie Gralow, University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA; Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Douglas Yee, University of Minnesota/Masonic Cancer Center, Minneapolis, MN; Shelley B. Brundage, Patient Representative, Washington, DC; Maggie Wilcox, Independent Cancer Patients' Voice; and Ian E. Smith, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Ann H. Partridge, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Steven E. Come, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Beverly Moy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA; R. Bryan Rumble, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria; Michael A. Danso, Virginia Oncology Associates, Norfolk, VA; Lisa A. Carey, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; Nancy E. Davidson, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute/University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Angelo Di Leo, Sandro Pitigliani Medical Oncology Unit, Prato, Italy; Julie Gralow, University of Washington/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA; Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Douglas Yee, University of Minnesota/Masonic Cancer Center, Minneapolis, MN; Shelley B. Brundage, Patient Representative, Washington, DC; Maggie Wilcox, Independent Cancer Patients' Voice; and Ian E. Smith, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Cope S, Zhang J, Saletan S, Smiechowski B, Jansen JP, Schmid P. A process for assessing the feasibility of a network meta-analysis: a case study of everolimus in combination with hormonal therapy versus chemotherapy for advanced breast cancer. BMC Med 2014; 12:93. [PMID: 24898705 PMCID: PMC4077675 DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-12-93] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2014] [Accepted: 05/12/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study is to outline a general process for assessing the feasibility of performing a valid network meta-analysis (NMA) of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to synthesize direct and indirect evidence for alternative treatments for a specific disease population. METHODS Several steps to assess the feasibility of an NMA are proposed based on existing recommendations. Next, a case study is used to illustrate this NMA feasibility assessment process in order to compare everolimus in combination with hormonal therapy to alternative chemotherapies in terms of progression-free survival for women with advanced breast cancer. RESULTS A general process for assessing the feasibility of an NMA is outlined that incorporates explicit steps to visualize the heterogeneity in terms of treatment and outcome characteristics (Part A) as well as the study and patient characteristics (Part B). Additionally, steps are performed to illustrate differences within and across different types of direct comparisons in terms of baseline risk (Part C) and observed treatment effects (Part D) since there is a risk that the treatment effect modifiers identified may not explain the observed heterogeneity or inconsistency in the results due to unexpected, unreported or unmeasured differences. Depending on the data available, alternative approaches are suggested: list assumptions, perform a meta-regression analysis, subgroup analysis, sensitivity analyses, or summarize why an NMA is not feasible. CONCLUSIONS The process outlined to assess the feasibility of an NMA provides a stepwise framework that will help to ensure that the underlying assumptions are systematically explored and that the risks (and benefits) of pooling and indirectly comparing treatment effects from RCTs for a particular research question are transparent.
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- Shannon Cope
- Mapi, 33 Bloor Street East, Suite 1300, Toronto, Ontario M4W 3H1, Canada
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- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, One Health Plaza, BLDG 337, A10.4C, East Hanover, NJ 07936, USA
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- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, One Health Plaza, BLDG 337, A10.4C, East Hanover, NJ 07936, USA
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- Tufts University School of Medicine, 145 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02111, USA
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- Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University of London, Old Anatomy Building, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M6BQ, UK
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Palumbo R, Sottotetti F, Riccardi A, Teragni C, Pozzi E, Quaquarini E, Tagliaferri B, Bernardo A. Which patients with metastatic breast cancer benefit from subsequent lines of treatment? An update for clinicians. Ther Adv Med Oncol 2013; 5:334-50. [PMID: 24179488 DOI: 10.1177/1758834013508197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The outcome of patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) has clearly improved over the past decades and the proportion of women living with their disease for several years is increasing. However, the usefulness of multiple lines of treatment is still debated and under evaluation. The available data from both randomized trials and large retrospective series are reviewed and discussed in order to analyze management practices, with emphasis on potential prognostic and predictive factors for clinical outcome. At present, evidence-based medicine provides some support for the use of second-line and to a lesser degree and in selected cases, third-line chemotherapy in human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) negative MBC. Beyond third-line treatment, messages from recently reported retrospective studies also suggest a clear potential gain for women receiving further therapies after disease progression, since each line can contribute to a longer survival. In HER2-positive disease, the data from observational and retrospective studies support a clinical benefit from the use of trastuzumab beyond disease progression and emerging evidences from randomized controlled trials are leading to the introduction of newer HER2-targeted therapies in multiple lines. The question 'How many lines of treatment should we give patients?' clearly needs further research through prospective, high-quality clinical trials, aiming for a better definition of factors with prognostic and predictive role. In the meantime, the 'optimal' treatment strategy should probably be to use as many therapeutic options as possible, either in sequence or combination, to keep the best efficacy/toxicity balance, considering MBC as a chronic disease.
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- Raffaella Palumbo
- Departmental Operative Unit of Medical Oncology, Fondazione Maugeri-IRCCS, Via Maugeri, 10 27100 Pavia, Italy
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Kontani K, Hashimoto SI, Murazawa C, Norimura S, Tanaka H, Ohtani M, Fujiwara-Honjo N, Date M, Houchi H, Yokomise H. Metronomic chemotherapy for metastatic breast cancer to prolong time to treatment failure to 12 months or more. Mol Clin Oncol 2012; 1:225-230. [PMID: 24649151 DOI: 10.3892/mco.2012.49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2012] [Accepted: 12/03/2012] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The objective of treatment for metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is to control the disease or disease-related symptoms. Prolonged survival has also often been achieved by chemotherapeutic regimens in this setting. Long-term administration of one therapeutic regimen is essential for prolonging survival as well as for maintaining quality of life in these patients. In this study, we focused on time to treatment failure (TTF) as a parameter that predicts patient survival and we retrospectively compared clinical outcomes of patients with MBC who showed TTF of ≥12 months (26 patients) and <12 months (29 patients). The proportion of hormone receptor-positive tumors and the number of prior chemotherapy regimens for MBC were significantly higher and tumor grade was lower in patients with TTF ≥12 months compared to those with TTF <12 months. With regard to clinical outcomes, the objective response rate (ORR) in patients with TTF ≥12 months was significantly higher and median time to progression (TTP) and overall survival (OS) were longer compared to those with TTF <12 months. Of note, the proportion of patients who received metronomic regimens was significantly higher in patients with TTF ≥12 months compared to those with TTF <12 months (80.8 vs. 24.1%, P=0.00003). To assess the clinical benefit of metronomic regimens, the efficacy in patients receiving metronomic and those receiving non-metronomic regimens was compared. Although there was no difference in ORR between the two groups, median TTP and OS were significantly longer in the metronomic compared to the non-metronomic group (TTP: 30 vs. 4 months, P=0.0017; OS: 68 vs. 28 months, P=0.0005). The results suggested that metronomic chemotherapy is useful for palliative care and also improved clinical outcomes as a regimen for which long-term administration may be expected.
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- Keiichi Kontani
- Department of Respiratory, Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Kagawa University Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University Hospital, Kita-gun, Kagawa 761-0793
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- Department of Respiratory, Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Kagawa University Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University Hospital, Kita-gun, Kagawa 761-0793
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- Department of Respiratory, Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Kagawa University Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University Hospital, Kita-gun, Kagawa 761-0793
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- Department of Surgery, Takamatsu Red Cross Hospital, Takamatsu, Kagawa 760-0017
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- Department of Pharmacy, Kagawa University Hospital, Kita-gun, Kagawa 761-0793
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- Kagawa Health Service Association, Health Care Center, Takamatsu, Kagawa 761-8071
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- Department of Surgery, Date Hospital, Takamatsu, Kagawa 760-0076, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Kagawa University Hospital, Kita-gun, Kagawa 761-0793
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- Department of Respiratory, Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Kagawa University Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University Hospital, Kita-gun, Kagawa 761-0793
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Adjuvant use of anthracycline-taxane combination therapy is an accepted strategy in the management of high-risk early-stage breast cancer. However, the introduction of this regimen raises the question of how best to manage those patients who relapse following adjuvant therapy, and whether there is a role for rechallenging in the metastatic setting with the same agent, or class of agent, that has been utilized in the adjuvant setting. This Review examines the evidence for rechallenging with both anthracyclines and taxanes, and highlights the issues that need to be examined in the context of future clinical trials.
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Smith LA, Cornelius VR, Plummer CJ, Levitt G, Verrill M, Canney P, Jones A. Cardiotoxicity of anthracycline agents for the treatment of cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. BMC Cancer 2010; 10:337. [PMID: 20587042 PMCID: PMC2907344 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-10-337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 465] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2010] [Accepted: 06/29/2010] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to clarify the risk of early and late cardiotoxicity of anthracycline agents in patients treated for breast or ovarian cancer, lymphoma, myeloma or sarcoma. Methods Randomized controlled trials were sought using comprehensive searches of electronic databases in June 2008. Reference lists of retrieved articles were also scanned for additional articles. Outcomes investigated were early or late clinical and sub-clinical cardiotoxicity. Trial quality was assessed, and data were pooled through meta-analysis where appropriate. Results Fifty-five published RCTs were included; the majority were on women with advanced breast cancer. A significantly greater risk of clinical cardiotoxicity was found with anthracycline compared with non-anthracycline regimens (OR 5.43 95% confidence interval: 2.34, 12.62), anthracycline versus mitoxantrone (OR 2.88 95% confidence interval: 1.29, 6.44), and bolus versus continuous anthracycline infusions (OR 4.13 95% confidence interval: 1.75, 9.72). Risk of clinical cardiotoxicity was significantly lower with epirubicin versus doxorubicin (OR 0.39 95% confidence interval: 0.20, 0.78), liposomal versus non-liposomal doxorubicin (OR 0.18 95% confidence interval: 0.08, 0.38) and with a concomitant cardioprotective agent (OR 0.21 95% confidence interval: 0.13, 0.33). No statistical heterogeneity was found for these pooled analyses. A similar pattern of results were found for subclinical cardiotoxicity; with risk significantly greater with anthracycline containing regimens and bolus administration; and significantly lower risk with epirubicin, liposomal doxorubicin versus doxorubicin but not epirubicin, and with concomitant use of a cardioprotective agent. Low to moderate statistical heterogeneity was found for two of the five pooled analyses, perhaps due to the different criteria used for reduction in Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction. Meta-analyses of any cardiotoxicity (clinical and subclinical) showed moderate to high statistical heterogeneity for four of five pooled analyses; criteria for any cardiotoxic event differed between studies. Nonetheless the pattern of results was similar to those for clinical or subclinical cardiotoxicity described above. Conclusions Evidence is not sufficiently robust to support clear evidence-based recommendations on different anthracycline treatment regimens, or for routine use of cardiac protective agents or liposomal formulations. There is a need to improve cardiac monitoring in oncology trials.
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- Lesley A Smith
- Medical Research Matters, 77 Witney Road, Eynsham, OX29 4PN, UK.
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van Dalen EC, Michiels EMC, Caron HN, Kremer LCM. Different anthracycline derivates for reducing cardiotoxicity in cancer patients. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2010; 2010:CD005006. [PMID: 20464735 PMCID: PMC6457588 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd005006.pub4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND The use of anthracyclines is limited by the occurrence of cardiotoxicity. In an effort to prevent this cardiotoxicity, different anthracycline derivates have been studied. OBJECTIVES To determine the occurrence of cardiotoxicity with the use of different anthracycline derivates in cancer patients. SEARCH STRATEGY We searched The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), (The Cochrane Library, Issue 2, 2009), MEDLINE (1966 to 29 May 2009) and EMBASE (1980 to 2 June 2009). In addition, we searched reference lists of relevant articles, conference proceedings and ongoing-trials-databases. SELECTION CRITERIA Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in which different anthracycline derivates were compared in cancer patients (children and adults). DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two authors independently performed study selection, assessment of risk of bias and data-extraction including adverse effects. MAIN RESULTS We identified five RCTs of varying quality addressing epirubicin versus doxorubicin (1036 patients) with the same dose. The meta-analysis showed no evidence for a significant difference in the occurrence of clinical heart failure between the treatment groups (RR = 0.36, 95% CI 0.12 to 1.11). However, there is some suggestion of a lower rate of clinical heart failure in patients treated with epirubicin.We identified two RCTs with varying quality addressing liposomal-encapsulated doxorubicin versus conventional doxorubicin (521 patients). The meta-analysis showed a significantly lower rate of both clinical heart failure and clinical and subclinical heart failure combined in patients treated with liposomal-encapsulated doxorubicin (RR = 0.20, 95% CI 0.05 to 0.75 and RR = 0.38, 95% CI 0.24 to 0.59 respectively). It should be noted that in one of the studies patients in the liposomal-encapsulated doxorubicin group received a higher cumulative anthracycline dose than patients in the doxorubicin group.For the other possible combinations of different anthracycline derivates only one RCT (epirubicin versus liposomal-encapsulated doxorubicin) or no RCT was identified. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS We are not able to favour either epirubicin or doxorubicin when given with the same dose. Based on the currently available evidence on heart failure, we conclude that in adults with a solid tumour liposomal-encapsulated doxorubicin should be favoured over doxorubicin. For both epirubicin versus doxorubicin and liposomal-encapsulated doxorubicin versus conventional doxorubicin no conclusions can be made about the effects of treatment in children treated with anthracyclines and also not in patients diagnosed with leukaemia. More research is needed. For other combinations of anthracycline derivates not enough evidence was available to make definitive conclusions about the occurrence of cardiotoxicity in patients treated with anthracyclines.
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- Elvira C van Dalen
- Emma Children's Hospital/Academic Medical CenterDepartment of Paediatric OncologyPO Box 22660 (room H4‐139)AmsterdamNetherlands1100 DD
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- Erasmus MC ‐ Sophia Children's HospitalDepartment of Paediatric OncologyPO Box 2060RotterdamNetherlands3000 CB
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- Emma Children's Hospital/Academic Medical CenterDepartment of Paediatric OncologyPO Box 22660 (room H4‐139)AmsterdamNetherlands1100 DD
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- Emma Children's Hospital/Academic Medical CenterDepartment of Paediatric OncologyPO Box 22660 (room H4‐139)AmsterdamNetherlands1100 DD
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van Dalen EC, Michiels EM, Caron HN, Kremer LC. Different anthracycline derivates for reducing cardiotoxicity in cancer patients. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2010:CD005006. [PMID: 20238335 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd005006.pub3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND The use of anthracyclines is limited by the occurrence of cardiotoxicity. In an effort to prevent this cardiotoxicity, different anthracycline derivates have been studied. OBJECTIVES To determine the occurrence of cardiotoxicity with the use of different anthracycline derivates in cancer patients. SEARCH STRATEGY We searched The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), (The Cochrane Library, Issue 2, 2009), MEDLINE (1966 to 29 May 2009) and EMBASE (1980 to 2 June 2009). In addition, we searched reference lists of relevant articles, conference proceedings and ongoing-trials-databases. SELECTION CRITERIA Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in which different anthracycline derivates were compared in cancer patients (children and adults). DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two authors independently performed study selection, assessment of risk of bias and data-extraction including adverse effects. MAIN RESULTS We identified five RCTs of varying quality addressing epirubicin versus doxorubicin (1036 patients) with the same dose. The meta-analysis showed no evidence for a significant difference in the occurrence of clinical heart failure between the treatment groups (RR = 0.36, 95% CI 0.12 to 1.11). However, there is some suggestion of a lower rate of clinical heart failure in patients treated with epirubicin.We identified two RCTs with varying quality addressing liposomal-encapsulated doxorubicin versus conventional doxorubicin (521 patients). The meta-analysis showed a significantly lower rate of both clinical heart failure and clinical and subclinical heart failure combined in patients treated with liposomal-encapsulated doxorubicin (RR = 0.20, 95% CI 0.05 to 0.75 and RR = 0.38, 95% CI 0.24 to 0.59 respectively). It should be noted that in one of the studies patients in the liposomal-encapsulated doxorubicin group received a higher cumulative anthracycline dose than patients in the doxorubicin group.For the other possible combinations of different anthracycline derivates only one RCT (epirubicin versus liposomal-encapsulated doxorubicin) or no RCT was identified. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS We are not able to favour either epirubicin or doxorubicin when given with the same dose. Based on the currently available evidence on heart failure, we conclude that in adults with a solid tumour liposomal-encapsulated doxorubicin should be favoured over doxorubicin. For both epirubicin versus doxorubicin and liposomal-encapsulated doxorubicin versus conventional doxorubicin no conclusions can be made about the effects of treatment in children treated with anthracyclines and also not in patients diagnosed with leukaemia. More research is needed. For other combinations of anthracycline derivates not enough evidence was available to make definitive conclusions about the occurrence of cardiotoxicity in patients treated with anthracyclines.
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- Elvira C van Dalen
- Paediatric Oncology, Emma Children's Hospital / Academic Medical Center, PO Box 22660 (room F8-257), Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1100 DD
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Amari M, Ishida T, Takeda M, Ohuchi N. Capecitabine monotherapy is efficient and safe in all line settings in patients with metastatic and advanced breast cancer. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2009; 40:188-93. [PMID: 19887522 DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyp145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Capecitabine is effective and well tolerated in patients with anthracycline- and/or taxane-pre-treated metastatic breast cancer. We compared the efficacy and safety of capecitabine monotherapy between 1st, 2nd, 3rd and > or =4th line settings for advanced and metastatic breast cancer pre-treated with/without anthracycline and taxanes. METHODS Subjects comprised 84 patients with histologically confirmed advanced or metastatic breast cancer and at least one measurable metastatic lesion. We evaluated time to disease progression (TTP), response rate (RR) and clinical benefit rate (CBR) for 1st (n = 17), 2nd (n = 28), 3rd (n = 23) and > or =4th (n = 16) line setting treatments of capecitabine monotherapy. RESULTS Median number of cycles of capecitabine monotherapy was 12 cycles in 1st line, 11 cycles in 2nd line, 9 cycles in 3rd line and 11 cycles in > or =4th line. RR and CBR were 23.5% and 58.8% in 1st line, 21.4% and 53.6% in 2nd line, 21.7% and 52.2% in 3rd line, and 18.8% and 50.0% in > or =4th line, respectively. No significant differences in TTP were seen between each line setting (P = 0.843). CONCLUSIONS Capecitabine monotherapy is effective and well tolerated in all line settings of chemotherapy in patients with metastatic or advanced breast cancer, and is suitable for outpatient therapy.
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- Masakazu Amari
- Division of Surgical Oncology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8574, Japan
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Cytotoxic chemotherapy is a mainstay of treatment for advanced breast cancer. Treatment of metastatic (also called stage IV, advanced, or recurrent) breast cancer is not considered curative. Rather, the goals of treatment with chemotherapy are to prolong survival, alleviate or prevent tumor-related symptoms or complications, and improve quality of life. While the purpose of chemotherapy is to prevent or alleviate symptoms, chemotherapy paradoxically carries considerable toxicities that cause substantial symptoms in patients, notoriously including fatigue, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, hair loss, mucositis, neutropenia, and neuropathy. Balancing the benefits and the side effects of chemotherapy is further complicated by the natural history of advanced breast cancer, which can be quite prolonged and typically involves multiple lines of chemotherapy, especially in patients whose tumors respond to treatment.
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- Erica L Mayer
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 44 Binney Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Ejlertsen B, Mouridsen HT, Jensen MB, Andersen J, Cold S, Edlund P, Ewertz M, Jensen BB, Kamby C, Nordenskjold B, Bergh J. Improved outcome from substituting methotrexate with epirubicin: results from a randomised comparison of CMF versus CEF in patients with primary breast cancer. Eur J Cancer 2007; 43:877-84. [PMID: 17306974 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2007.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2006] [Revised: 12/29/2006] [Accepted: 01/02/2007] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We compared the efficacy of CEF (cyclophosphamide, epirubicin, and fluorouracil) against CMF (cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and fluorouracil) in moderate or high risk breast cancer patients. We randomly assigned 1224 patients with completely resected unilateral breast cancer to receive nine cycles of three-weekly intravenous CMF or CEF. Patients were encouraged to take part in a parallel trial comparing oral pamidronate 150 mg twice daily for 4 years versus control (data not shown). Substitution of methotrexate with epirubicin significantly reduced the unadjusted hazard for disease-free survival (DFS) by 16% (hazard ratio 0.84; 95% CI; 0.71-0.99) and for overall survival by 21% (hazard ratio 0.79; 95% CI; 0.66-0.94). The risk of secondary leukaemia and congestive heart failure was similar in the two groups. Overall CEF was superior over CMF in terms of DFS and OS in patients with operable breast cancer without subsequent increase in late toxicities.
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- Bent Ejlertsen
- Department of Oncology, Bldg. 5012 Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, 9. Blegdamsvej, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
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van Dalen EC, Michiels EMC, Caron HN, Kremer LCM. Different anthracycline derivates for reducing cardiotoxicity in cancer patients. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2006:CD005006. [PMID: 17054231 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd005006.pub2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND The use of anthracycline chemotherapy is limited by the occurrence of cardiotoxicity. In an effort to prevent this cardiotoxicity, different anthracycline derivates have been studied. OBJECTIVES The primary objective was to determine the occurrence of cardiotoxicity with the use of different anthracycline derivates in cancer patients. SEARCH STRATEGY We searched the databases of the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) (The Cochrane Library, Issue 1, 2005), MEDLINE (1966 to April 2005) and EMBASE (1980 to April 2005). In addition, we searched reference lists of relevant articles, conference proceedings and ongoing trials databases. SELECTION CRITERIA Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in which different anthracycline derivates were compared in cancer patients (children and adults). DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two authors independently performed the study selection, quality assessment and data-extraction including adverse effects. MAIN RESULTS We identified five RCTs of varying quality addressing epirubicin versus doxorubicin (1036 patients) with the same dose. The meta-analysis showed no evidence for a significant difference in the occurrence of clinical heart failure between the treatment groups (RR = 0.36, 95% CI 0.12 to 1.11). However, there is some suggestion of a lower rate of clinical heart failure in patients treated with epirubicin. We identified two RCTs with varying quality addressing liposomal-encapsulated doxorubicin versus conventional doxorubicin (521 patients). The meta-analysis showed a significantly lower rate of both clinical heart failure and clinical and subclinical heart failure combined in patients treated with liposomal-encapsulated doxorubicin (RR = 0.20, 95% CI 0.05 to 0.75 and RR = 0.38, 95% CI 0.24 to 0.59 respectively). It should be noted that in one of the studies patients in the liposomal-encapsulated doxorubicin group received a higher cumulative anthracycline dose than patients in the doxorubicin group. For the other possible combinations of different anthracycline derivates only one RCT was identified. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS We are not able to favour either epirubicin or doxorubicin when given with the same dose. Based on the currently available evidence on heart failure, we conclude that in adults with a solid tumour liposomal-encapsulated doxorubicin should be favoured over doxorubicin. For both epirubicin versus doxorubicin and liposomal-encapsulated doxorubicin versus conventional doxorubicin no conclusions can be made about the effects of treatment in children treated with anthracyclines and also not in patients diagnosed with leukaemia. More research is needed. For other combinations of anthracycline derivates not enough evidence was available to make definitive conclusions about the occurrence of cardiotoxicity in patients treated with anthracyclines.
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- E C van Dalen
- Emma Children's Hospital/Academic Medical Center, Pediatrics, Meibergdreef 9, PO Box 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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Ardavanis A, Mavroudis D, Kalbakis K, Malamos N, Syrigos K, Vamvakas L, Kotsakis A, Kentepozidis N, Kouroussis C, Agelaki S, Georgoulias V. Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin in combination with vinorelbine as salvage treatment in pretreated patients with advanced breast cancer: a multicentre phase II study. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2006; 58:742-8. [PMID: 16718470 DOI: 10.1007/s00280-006-0236-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2005] [Accepted: 03/08/2006] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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PURPOSE To investigate the activity and tolerance of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin in combination with vinorelbine in pretreated patients with metastatic breast cancer. PATIENTS AND TREATMENT Thirty-six women with metastatic breast cancer were enrolled. The median age was 64 years, 80% of the patients had a performance status of 0-1, 30 (83%) had visceral disease and 83% had received prior taxanes while 50% anthracyclines. Treatment consisted of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (40 mg/m2 on day 1) and vinorelbine (25 mg/m2 on days 1 and 15) every 4 weeks. RESULTS In an intention-to-treat analysis 2 (6%) complete and 12 (33%) partial responses were observed (overall response rate 39%; 95% CI: 23-54.8%); 8 (22%) and 14 (39%) patients experienced stable and progressive disease, respectively. The median TTP was 6.5 months and the median survival time 14.2 months. The 1-year survival rate was 54.1%. Grade 3 and 4 neutropenia occurred in 21 (58%) patients, grade 3-4 anemia in four (11%) and grade 4 thrombocytopenia in one (3%). Two (6%) patients developed febrile neutropenia. Non-hematologic toxicity was mild and easily manageable. There was no clinically important cardiac toxicity or treatment-related deaths. CONCLUSIONS The combination of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin and vinorelbine is an active and well tolerated salvage regimen in patients with metastatic breast cancer which merits further evaluation.
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- Alexandros Ardavanis
- Department of Medical Oncology, University General Hospital of Heraklion, PO BOX 1352, 71110, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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Feher O, Vodvarka P, Jassem J, Morack G, Advani SH, Khoo KS, Doval DC, Ermisch S, Roychowdhury D, Miller MA, von Minckwitz G. First-line gemcitabine versus epirubicin in postmenopausal women aged 60 or older with metastatic breast cancer: a multicenter, randomized, phase III study. Ann Oncol 2005; 16:899-908. [PMID: 15821120 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdi181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND This randomized, phase III study compared the efficacy and safety of first-line gemcitabine versus epirubicin in the treatment of postmenopausal women with metastatic breast cancer (MBC). PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients aged > or = 60 years (median 68 years) with clinically measurable MBC received either gemcitabine 1200 mg/m(2) or epirubicin 35 mg/m(2) on days 1, 8, and 15 of a 28-day cycle. RESULTS Of 410 patients entered, 397 (198 gemcitabine and 199 epirubicin) were randomized and qualified for the time to progressive disease (TTP) and survival analyses. Total cycles administered in 185 gemcitabine and 192 epirubicin patients, respectively, were 699 (mean 3.5, range 0-12) and 917 (mean 4.6, range 0-10). Epirubicin demonstrated statistically significant superiority in TTP (6.1 and 3.4 months, P=0.0001), overall survival (19.1 and 11.8 months, P=0.0004), and independently assessed response rate (40.3% and 16.4% in 186 and 183 evaluable patients, P <0.001). For gemcitabine (n=190) and epirubicin (n=192), respectively, common WHO grade 3/4 toxicities were neutropenia (25.3% and 17.9%) and leukopenia (14.3% and 19.3%). Of the 28 on-study deaths (17 gemcitabine, 11 epirubicin), three were considered possibly or probably related to treatment (gemcitabine). CONCLUSIONS Postmenopausal women > or =60 years of age with MBC tolerate chemotherapy well. In this study, epirubicin was superior to gemcitabine in the treatment of MBC in women age > or =60, confirming that anthracyclines remain important drugs for first-line treatment of MBC.
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- O Feher
- Hospital do Cancer, São Paulo, Brazil.
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There is currently no standard care for metastatic breast cancer; consequently, individual patient and tumor characteristics are among several factors considered in treatment decisions. Clinical studies continue to clarify the roles of endocrine therapy, chemotherapy, and biologic therapy, and results have been promising. For patients with hormone receptor-positive disease, several endocrine agents are currently available including selective estrogen receptor (ER) modulators (tamoxifen and toremifene), aromatase inhibitors (anastrozole, exemestane, and letrozole), as well as the selective ER down-regulator, fulvestrant. Effective first- and second-line, single-agent chemotherapeutic treatments include the taxanes, anthracyclines, vinorelbine, capecitabine, and gemcitabine. The benefits of sequential, single-agent versus combination chemotherapy are also being evaluated. Although combination chemotherapy generally results in a greater objective response, it is associated with similar survival and usually greater toxicity compared with sequential, single-agent chemotherapy. Research involving biologic therapy continues to provide encouraging results for patients with metastatic breast cancer. Chemotherapy plus trastuzumab has been shown to result in greater overall survival versus chemotherapy alone in human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER-2)-positive patients. Trastuzumab has been associated with cardiotoxicity when administered with conventional anthracyclines. Newer formulations of anthracyclines have been developed (e.g., liposomal anthracyclines) to decrease the incidence of cardiotoxicity, and these provide additional treatment options for patients with metastatic breast cancer. The potential effect of all of these endocrine, chemotherapeutic, and biologic treatments on quality of life is an important consideration. Additionally, integrating patient concerns into treatment decisions and collaborating with cross-disciplinary healthcare providers can help to manage the disease more effectively.
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- Julie R Gralow
- Department of Medicine, Division of Oncology, University of Washington School of Medicine, WA, USA.
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Kurtz JE, Dufour P. Strategies for improving quality of life in older patients with metastatic breast cancer. Drugs Aging 2002; 19:605-22. [PMID: 12207554 DOI: 10.2165/00002512-200219080-00006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Given both the increase in the mean age of the population of Western countries and the high incidence of breast cancer beyond the age of 65 years, it is evident that breast cancer in older women will be a very common problem for the medical oncologist. Metastatic breast cancer is still not amenable to a cure; therefore quality of life during therapy is an important issue, which until recently has been poorly investigated. Similarly, despite recent advances in breast cancer therapy, physicians have been reluctant to enrol older patients in clinical trials, and there is a lack of data regarding this population. This review focuses on quality-of-life issues during metastatic breast cancer treatment in geriatric patients, comparing the standard therapeutic options and newer approaches. Although first-line endocrine therapy with tamoxifen remains a standard treatment, the newer third-generation aromatase inhibitors provide similar or better efficacy with fewer adverse effects and a better quality of life. It has been a common belief that chemotherapy impairs quality of life, but recent studies in advanced breast cancer have shown that this therapy has a positive effect on quality of life, at least in responders. Consequently, chemotherapy should not be denied to elderly patients with metastatic breast cancer, provided a prior geriatric assessment is performed to evaluate the risk-benefit ratio. New chemotherapy strategies, such as the taxanes and orally administered chemotherapy, represent a very attractive alternative for a better quality of life in elderly patients with metastatic breast cancer.
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- Jean-Emmanuel Kurtz
- Department of Oncology and Haematology, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, France.
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Smorenburg CH, Bontenbal M, Verweij J. Capecitabine in breast cancer: current status. Clin Breast Cancer 2001; 1:288-93; discussion 294. [PMID: 11899351 DOI: 10.3816/cbc.2001.n.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Anthracyclines, together with taxanes, are at present the most active agents in metastatic breast cancer, while single-agent, bolus 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) is not very active in this setting. In view of encouraging results and tolerable toxicity of continuous infusion of 5-FU in gastrointestinal cancer, innovative oral 5-FU agents such as capecitabine have been developed. Capecitabine is a prodrug that is converted into the active compound 5-FU preferentially at the tumor site. An intermittent dosing schedule of capecitabine twice daily at a dose of 2510 mg/m2/day on days 1-14 in a 3-week cycle appeared to be feasible and resulted in a high dose intensity. A large phase II study investigating capecitabine in 135 advanced breast cancer patients, pretreated with anthracyclines and taxanes, observed three complete and 24 partial responses (response rate, 20%), with a mean duration of 8.0 months. Preliminary results of a study comparing capecitabine with paclitaxel in 42 breast cancer patients failing anthracyclines indicate that the efficacy of capecitabine is comparable to that of paclitaxel, with response rates of 36% and 21%, respectively. Another study reported a response rate of 25% for capecitabine as first-line therapy for advanced breast cancer in women aged > or = 55 years, which tended to be better than combination chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide/methotrexate/5-FU. In all studies, capecitabine side effects were mainly mild, and treatment-related grade 3/4 toxicity consisted of diarrhea (8%-11%), nausea (4%-11%), hand-foot syndrome (10%-18%), neutropenia (3%-20%), and bilirubin elevation (6%). Capecitabine is clearly an active agent for the treatment of breast cancer. It is currently registered in various countries for use in third-line treatment of metastatic disease. Its further role will have to be defined from data of randomized phase III studies.
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- C H Smorenburg
- Rotterdam Cancer Institute (Daniel den Hoed Kliniek), University Hospital Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Conte PF, Gennari A, Landucci E, Orlandini C. Role of epirubicin in advanced breast cancer. Clin Breast Cancer 2000; 1 Suppl 1:S46-51. [PMID: 11970749 DOI: 10.3816/cbc.2000.s.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Anthracyclines were first introduced for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer in the 1970s and are still among the most active single agents for the treatment of this disease. Unfortunately, their clinical value is limited by late-onset ventricular dysfunction. Epirubicin, an anthracycline analogue, does not eliminate the risk of cardiotoxicity but is less cardiotoxic and myelotoxic than doxorubicin at equimolar doses, thereby allowing the safe administration of cumulative doses between 950 and 1000 mg/m2. The inclusion of epirubicin in combination regimens, such as fluorouracil/epirubicin/cyclophosphamide (FEC), has been shown to be safe and active as first-line treatment for metastatic breast cancer. In the past few years, new drugs, including taxanes, have shown a high level of activity as single agents in the treatment of advanced breast cancer. Doxorubicin/paclitaxel combinations have shown high overall response rates (90%) as first-line chemotherapy of advanced breast cancer; however, congestive heart failure has been reported in up to 20% of patients. Epirubicin/paclitaxel combinations have been associated with grade 3 cardiotoxicity (6%) in only one study. We report findings of a trial of combination epirubicin/paclitaxel as first-line treatment of advanced breast cancer, with overall response rates (ORRs) of 84% and a complete response (CR) rate of 19%. Achieving a CR to first-line chemotherapy for advanced breast cancer appears to predict survival, and adding an active drug with a different mechanism of action and nonoverlapping toxicity might increase the percentage of CRs. We therefore tested the feasibility and activity of 6 to 8 courses of first-line treatment with a three-drug combination (gemcitabine 1000 mg/m2 days 1 and 4, epirubicin 90 mg/m2 day 1, and paclitaxel 175 mg/ m2 over 3 hours on day 1) in a phase II study of 36 metastatic breast cancer patients. Treatment was well tolerated, with an ORR of 92% (95% confidence interval: 77.53%-98.25%) and a CR of 31%. In considering retreating patients who progress or relapse after receiving an anthracycline-/taxane-containing regimen with the same active drugs, epirubicin appears ideal in both the adjuvant and metastatic breast cancer settings.
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- P F Conte
- Division of Medical Oncology, Santa Chiara Hospital, Pisa, Italy.
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Eksborg S, Palm C, Björk O. A comparative pharmacokinetic study of doxorubicin and 4'-epi-doxorubicin in children with acute lymphocytic leukemia using a limited sampling procedure. Anticancer Drugs 2000; 11:129-36. [PMID: 10789596 DOI: 10.1097/00001813-200002000-00010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Antraquinone glycosides are an important class of antineoplastic drugs, frequently used for treatment of a variety of malignancies in children. Doxorubicin (Dox) is the most frequently used drug within this class of antineoplastics. 4'-epi-doxorubicin (Epi), a Dox isomer, was developed with the aim of reducing risks for fatal heart toxicity observed with Dox. The aim of the present study was to investigate the pharmacokinetics of Dox and Epi in children with acute lymphocytic leukemia. In total 31 patients (13 females and 18 males; median age 5.4 years; range 0.73-15.3 years) were studied using a simplified sampling procedure. The pharmacokinetic differences of the two drugs were established by their simultaneous administration. The plasma pharmacokinetics of neither Dox nor Epi correlated with the age of the patients. There were no gender differences in dose-normalized maximum concentrations of neither Dox nor of Epi. The inter-patient variation of the dose-normalized maximum concentrations of Dox and Epi is larger among females than among males. The Cmax ratio Dox/Epi was 1.39+/-0.19 (mean +/- SD). The pharmacokinetic differences of Dox and Epi in children, although less pronounced than in adults, are still of a magnitude that might be of clinical importance.
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- S Eksborg
- Karolinska Pharmacy, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Ormrod D, Holm K, Goa K, Spencer C. Epirubicin: a review of its efficacy as adjuvant therapy and in the treatment of metastatic disease in breast cancer. Drugs Aging 1999; 15:389-416. [PMID: 10600046 DOI: 10.2165/00002512-199915050-00006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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UNLABELLED Epirubicin is a semisynthetic derivative of doxorubicin which has been extensively evaluated in patients with breast cancer. It is effective in the management of metastatic disease and as adjuvant therapy in patients with early breast cancer. In the adjuvant setting, epirubicin-based therapy appears to have efficacy at least equivalent to that of the standard therapy cyclophosphamide, methotrexate and fluorouracil (CMF), with the most recent trials, predominantly in premenopausal patients, reporting significant gains in relapse-free survival and overall survival for epirubicin-based vs CMF therapy. In a single trial, the 5-year relapse-free survival of postmenopausal patients receiving long term hormonal therapy (tamoxifen) was significantly increased when epirubicin was added as single-agent chemotherapy and compared with tamoxifen alone. In patients with metastatic disease, epirubicin- and doxorubicin-containing regimens (with cyclophosphamide and fluorouracil; FEC and FAC) are therapeutically equivalent. Increasing the dose of epirubicin appears to improve response rates in patients with either metastatic or early disease but, with the exception of 1 adjuvant study, improved overall survival has not been demonstrated. Quality of life (QOL) has yet to be adequately evaluated with epirubicin. The major adverse effects of epirubicin are acute dose-limiting haematotoxicity and cumulative dose-related cardiotoxicity. Other important adverse effects include mucositis, nausea and vomiting, reversible alopecia and local cutaneous reactions. However, the tolerability of epirubicin is better than that of doxorubicin at equimolar doses. CONCLUSION Epirubicin has been extensively investigated in patients with breast cancer and has been found to be a highly effective agent, both for the treatment of patients with metastatic disease and as an adjuvant therapy. Recent trials have confirmed that, in selected patients requiring adjuvant therapy, FEC therapy is at least as effective as CMF, a standard treatment. FEC is also therapeutically equivalent to FAC in patients with metastatic breast cancer, and because the therapeutic index appears to be better the opportunity exists to increase dose intensity in an effort to improve efficacy. Such trials, and those of combinations of epirubicin with newer or alternative agents, should result in the introduction of more effective and better tolerated epirubicin-based protocols for adjuvant therapy and the management of patients with advanced breast cancer. In the meantime there is sufficient evidence to justify consideration of epirubicin for inclusion in first-line therapies for patients with early or metastatic breast cancer.
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- D Ormrod
- Adis International Limited, Mairangi Bay, Auckland, New Zealand.
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New data continue to refine our knowledge of systemic therapy for breast cancer. These include the third Oxford Overview on adjuvant systemic therapy, a small advantage of anthracycline regimens over CMF (cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and 5-fluorouracil), and renewed interest in the "classic CMF" regimen. Primary chemotherapy offers a greater chance of breast conservation (although no survival advantage), and tamoxifen also benefits women with noninvasive disease. New data are available on biphosphonates, ovarian ablation, anti-estrogens, anti-HER-2 (human epidermal growth factor receptor-2) antibody, and HER-2 expression as a predictive or prognostic factor. Early results of high-dose chemotherapy have been released, and the role of taxanes in early and advanced disease continues to expand. This article reviews these and other recent advances.
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- A C Wolff
- The Johns Hopkins Oncology Center, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA.
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Buyse M, Carlson RW, Piedbois P, Fossati R, Confalonieri C, Torri V, Liberati A. Meta-Analyses of Published Results Are Unreliable. J Clin Oncol 1999. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.1999.17.5.1644d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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