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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-7-10
pubmed:abstractText
Anthracyclines and taxanes are very effective drugs in the treatment of advanced breast cancer. With G-CSF support, the dose-intensity of this combination can be increased by reducing the interval between chemotherapy cycles, the so-called 'shortening of cycle time'. We treated 36 patients with advanced breast cancer in a multicentre phase I/II study. The treatment regimen consisted of epirubicin 75 mg m(-2) followed by paclitaxel 135 mg m(-2) (3 h) in combination with G-CSF. At least six patients were treated in each cohort and were evaluated over the first three cycles. Starting at an interval of 14 days, in subsequent cohorts of patients the interval could be shortened to 10 days. An 8-day interval was not feasible due mainly to incomplete neutrophil recovery at the day of the next scheduled cycle. In the 10-day interval cohort it was feasible to increase the paclitaxel dose to 175 mg m(-2). The haematological and non-haematological toxicity was relatively mild. No cumulative myelosuppression was observed over at least three consecutive cycles. In combination with G-CSF, epirubicin 75 mg m(-2) and paclitaxel 175 mg m(-2) could be safely administered every 10 days over at least three cycles, enabling a dose intensity of 52 and 122 mg m(-2) per week, respectively.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0007-0920
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
82
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1914-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Dose-dense epirubicin and paclitaxel with G-CSF: a study of decreasing intervals in metastatic breast cancer.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Internal Medicine, Maastricht University Hospital, The Netherlands.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Multicenter Study, Clinical Trial, Phase II, Clinical Trial, Phase I