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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-4-23
pubmed:abstractText
Capecitabine + docetaxel combination therapy proves highly effective against the advanced or recurrent breast cancer. Therefore, it has been investigated as a first-line treatment for metastatic breast cancer. Hand-foot syndrome (HFS), a typical side effect of capecitabine, decreases the QOL of patients and sometimes prevents further medication using capecitabine. A 56-year-old woman who had liver, bone and local skin metastases two years after her left breast cancer operation, was treated with capecitabine + docetaxel combination therapy. Severe HFS disturbed the continuation of the therapy. Some other chemo-therapies were attempted after discontinuing the therapy; however, the metastases progressed. Finally, we tried to prevent HFS with vitamin B6 and started the capecitabine + docetaxel combination therapy. HFS was controlled completely. The liver tumor disappeared in MRI and CT images after 18 courses. In this case, vitamin B6 seemed to be effective to control HSF and allow continuation of capecitabine + docetaxel combination therapy.
pubmed:language
jpn
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0385-0684
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
687-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
[An effective case of liver metastasis of breast cancer treated with capecitabine + docetaxel combination therapy using vitamin B6].
pubmed:affiliation
Department of General Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports