Abstract
Background: Due to its low cardiac toxicity, nonpegylated liposomal doxorubicin (NPLD) may represent an attractive therapeutic option as salvage therapy for patients with metastatic breast cancer who have already received anthracycline-based chemotherapy. Patients and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 47 consecutive patients with metastatic breast cancer treated with NPLD at our Institution between 2008 and 2012. Patients received weekly NPLD at a dose of 20 mg/m 2 i.v. until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Results: Nine patients (19.1%) achieved a partial response and 11 (23.4%) had stable disease, with a disease control rate of 42.6%; 27 patients (57.4%) had progressive disease. The median progression-free survival and overall survival were 2.7 and 11.5 months, respectively. Grade 3 and 4 adverse events did not occur. No cardiac events were observed. Conclusion: Weekly NPLD represents a safe and effective therapy and may be considered a new therapeutic option for heavily pre-treated patients with metastatic breast cancer.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4603-4610 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Anticancer Research |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 10 |
Publication status | Published - Oct 2013 |
Keywords
- Anthracycline
- Breast cancer
- Metastatic breast cancer
- Non-pegylated liposomal doxorubicin
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cancer Research
- Oncology