Epirubicin-containing high-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous hematopoietic progenitor cell transfusion for patients with chemotherapy-sensitive metastatic breast cancer: results of 5-year follow-up

1999 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshinori Ito ◽  
Taketo Mukaiyama ◽  
Makoto Ogawa ◽  
Nobuyuki Mizunuma ◽  
Shunji Takahashi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Metastatic Breast Cancer ◽  
Progenitor Cell ◽  
Metastatic Breast ◽  
High Dose Chemotherapy ◽  
Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Hematopoietic Progenitor

High-dose chemotherapy with autologous hematopoietic progenitor-cell support as part of combined modality therapy in patients with inflammatory breast cancer.

1998 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 1661-1668 ◽  
Author(s):  
P J Cagnoni ◽  
Y Nieto ◽  
E J Shpall ◽  
S I Bearman ◽  
A E Barón ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Inflammatory Breast Cancer ◽  
Progenitor Cell ◽  
Combined Modality Therapy ◽  
High Dose Chemotherapy ◽  
Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Hematopoietic Progenitor ◽  
Cell Support

PURPOSE To evaluate the feasibility of high-dose chemotherapy (HDC) with autologous hematopoietic progenitor-cell support (AHPCS) as part of combined modality therapy (CMT) in patients with inflammatory breast cancer (IBC). PATIENTS AND METHODS From April 1993 to March 1997, 30 patients with IBC were treated at our program. Twenty-three patients received neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) before HDC; 18 patients also received adjuvant chemotherapy following surgery, but before HDC. All patients received HDC with high-dose cyclophosphamide, cisplatin, and carmustine (BCNU) with AHPCS. Every patient underwent surgery either before (27 patients) or after (three patients) HDC. Patients received radiotherapy after HDC in addition to tamoxifen if their tumors were estrogen receptor-positive. RESULTS Thirteen patients experienced grade 3 or 4 nonhematologic noninfectious toxicities. In 12 patients (40%), this represented drug-induced lung injury, which in all cases responded to a 10-week course of corticosteroids. The only treatment-related death was secondary to hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS). Another patient suffered grade 4 CNS toxicity, which was completely reversible. All patients engrafted promptly. Eight patients relapsed, five of whom had a poor pathologic response to NAC. Relapses were local (five patients), local plus systemic (one), or systemic only (two). Median follow-up time from diagnosis and HDC is 23.5 (range, 7 to 49) and 19 (range, 4 to 44) months, respectively. Twenty-one patients (70%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 51% to 86%) remain alive and free of disease 4 to 44 months after HDC. Median disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival have not yet been reached. CONCLUSION HDC as part of CMT is feasible in patients with IBC. The toxicity of this treatment program is significant, but tolerable. Despite the short follow-up duration, the promising DFS observed in this group of patients warrants randomized studies that include a HDC-containing arm in patients with IBC.

Four-step high-dose sequential chemotherapy with double hematopoietic progenitor-cell rescue for metastatic breast cancer.

1995 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 840-846 ◽  
Author(s):  
F Patrone ◽  
A Ballestrero ◽  
F Ferrando ◽  
F Brema ◽  
L Moraglio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Metastatic Breast Cancer ◽  
Progenitor Cell ◽  
Metastatic Breast ◽  
Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Hematologic Toxicity ◽  
Hematopoietic Progenitor ◽  
Sequential Chemotherapy ◽  
Gm Csf

PURPOSE High-dose chemotherapy produces high complete remission (CR) rates and some survival advantage in patients with metastatic breast cancer (BC). A current issue is the possibility that these patients may have an even better prognosis with multiple high-dose treatments. In this study, we evaluated the feasibility of a four-step, high-dose sequential chemotherapy (HDSC) with double autologous hematopoietic progenitor-cell rescue. We also tested the hypothesis that peripheral-blood progenitor cells (PBPCs) harvested following a single recruitment with cyclophosphamide (CY) and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) allow the safe administration of the whole HDSC with closely timed repeated courses of several non-cross-resistant agents. PATIENTS AND METHODS The treatment plan included CY 7 g/m2, followed by GM-CSF 5 to 7 micrograms/kg/d administered by continuous intravenous (i.v.) infusion on days 2 to 14; PBPCs with or without bone marrow (BM) harvest; mitoxantrone (NOV) 60, 75, or 90 mg/m2 plus melphalan (L-PAM) 140 to 180 mg/m2 with hematopoietic rescue; methotrexate (MTX) 8 g/m2 plus vincristine (VCR) 1.4 mg/m2; and etoposide (VP-16) 1.5 g/m2 plus carboplatin (PP) 1.5 g/m2 with hematopoietic rescue. RESULTS All 15 patients enrolled completed the entire treatment and there were no toxic deaths. Hematologic reconstitution was good at each step. The median number of days with an absolute neutrophil count (ANC) less than 100/microL and platelet count less than 20,000/microL were 8 and 3, respectively, after NOV plus L-PAM, and 7 and 4, respectively, after VP-16 plus PP. The main non-hematologic toxicity was mucositis, while organ toxicity was mild and reversible. CONCLUSION This regimen is feasible, with acceptable toxicity. GM-CSF and PBPCs have a pivotal role, as they hasten hematologic reconstitution, abate toxicity, and allow rapid recycling.

High-dose paclitaxel, cyclophosphamide, and cisplatin with autologous hematopoietic progenitor-cell support: a phase I trial.

1996 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 1463-1472 ◽  
Author(s):  
S M Stemmer ◽  
P J Cagnoni ◽  
E J Shpall ◽  
S I Bearman ◽  
S Matthes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Ovarian Cancer ◽  
Poor Prognosis ◽  
Progenitor Cell ◽  
Multiorgan Failure ◽  
Metastatic Breast ◽  
Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Hematopoietic Progenitor ◽  
Cell Support

PURPOSE To determine the maximal-tolerated dose (MTD) of paclitaxel in combination with high-dose cyclophosphamide (CPA) and cisplatin (cDDP) followed by autologous hematopoietic progenitor-cell support (AHPCS). PATIENTS AND METHODS Forty-nine patients with poor-prognosis breast cancer, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), or ovarian cancer were treated with escalating doses of paclitaxel infused over 24 hours, followed by CPA (5,625 mg/m2 intravenously over 1 hour in three divided doses) and cDDP (165 mg/m2 intravenously as a continuous infusion over 72 hours) and AHPCS. Pharmacokinetic measurements for each drug were performed. RESULTS Dose-limiting toxicities were encountered in two patients at 825 mg/m2 of paclitaxel; one patient died of multiorgan failure that involved the lung, CNS, and kidneys, and the other developed grade 3 respiratory, CNS, and renal toxicity, which resolved. The MTD of this combination was determined to be paclitaxel 775 mg/m2, CPA 5,625 mg/m2, and cDDP 165 mg/m2 followed by AHPCS. Sensory polyneuropathy and mucositis were prominent toxicities, but both were reversible and tolerable. The pharmacokinetics of paclitaxel correlated significantly with the severity of mucositis (P < .001) and peripheral neuropathy (P < .00004). Eighteen of 33 patients (54%) with measurable, heavily pretreated metastatic breast cancer achieved a partial response (PR). Responses were also observed in patients with NHL (four of five patients) and ovarian cancer (two of two). CONCLUSION It is possible to escalate the dose of paclitaxel to 775 mg/m2 in combination with 5,625 mg/m2 of CPA, 165 mg/m2 of cDDP, and AHPCS. An encouraging response rate in poor-prognosis patients with breast cancer, NHL, and ovarian cancer warrants further study.

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