scholarly journals Treatment Options in Anthracycline and/or Taxane Pretreated Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer

Onkologie ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 35 (9) ◽  
pp. 476-478
Author(s):  
Lina Pugliano ◽  
Evandro de Azambuja
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Metastatic Breast Cancer ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Metastatic Breast ◽  
Pretreated Patients

scholarly journals Exploring Unmet Needs from an Online Metastatic Breast Cancer Support Group: A Qualitative Study

Medicina ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 57 (7) ◽  
pp. 693
Author(s):  
Aravinthan Kadravello ◽  
Seng-Beng Tan ◽  
Gwo-Fuang Ho ◽  
Ranjit Kaur ◽  
Cheng-Har Yip
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Metastatic Breast Cancer ◽  
Support Group ◽  
Unmet Needs ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Metastatic Breast ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Online Support ◽  
Online Support Group ◽  
The Public

Background and Objective: Despite the increasing treatment options for patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC), unmet needs remain common, especially in low and middle-income countries where resources are limited and MBC patients face many challenges. They often join support groups to cope with their unmet needs. Currently, many MBC patients connect with each other via online support group in view of the constant availability of support and rapid information exchange. The objective of this study is to determine the unmet needs of women with MBC from an online support group. Material and Methods: Messages in an online support group of twenty-two MBC patients over a period of three years from August 2016 till August 2019 were thematically analyzed. Results: Three themes were generated, (1) unmet information needs (2) unmet financial needs (3) unmet support needs. Women needed information on side effects of treatment, new treatment options and availability of clinical trials. Although Malaysia has universal health care coverage, access to treatment remains a major challenge. When treatment was not available in the public hospitals, or waiting lists were too long, women were forced to seek treatment in private hospitals, incurring financial catastrophe. Insufficient private insurance and inadequate social security payments force many women to consider stopping treatment. Women felt that they were not getting support from their clinicians in the public sector, who were quick to stop active treatment and advise palliation. On the other hand, clinicians in the private sector advise expensive treatment beyond the financial capability of the patients. Women with families also face the challenge of managing their family and household in addition to coping with their illness. Conclusions: There is a need for healthcare professionals, policy makers, and civil society to better address the needs of MBC patients through patient-centered, multidisciplinary and multi-organizational collaboration.

Paclitaxel activity in heavily pretreated breast cancer: a National Cancer Institute Treatment Referral Center trial.

1995 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 2056-2065 ◽  
Author(s):  
J S Abrams ◽  
D A Vena ◽  
J Baltz ◽  
J Adams ◽  
M Montello ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Metastatic Breast Cancer ◽  
Progressive Disease ◽  
Overall Response Rate ◽  
Metastatic Breast ◽  
Investigational Drug ◽  
Single Institution ◽  
Doxorubicin Treatment ◽  
Heavily Pretreated ◽  
Pretreated Patients

PURPOSE To provide paclitaxel, an investigational drug at the inception of this study, to women with chemotherapy-refractory metastatic breast cancer and to evaluate response and toxicity in these patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS Two hundred sixty-seven patients with progressive disease (PD) following at least two chemotherapy regimens for metastatic breast cancer and a contraindication to further doxorubicin treatment received paclitaxel either at 175 mg/m2 intravenously (IV) over 24 hours or at 135 mg/m2 if they had prior irradiation to 30% of marrow-bearing bone or a cumulative dose of mitomycin > or = 20 mg/m2. RESULTS In a subgroup of patients (n = 172) with measurable disease, four complete responses (CRs) and 36 partial responses (PRs) occurred, for an overall response rate of 23% (95% confidence interval [CI], 17% to 30%). No differences in response rates were noted according either to the number of prior chemotherapy regimens received or to whether patients were considered refractory to doxorubicin. The dose and schedule used in this trial resulted in febrile neutropenia in 45% of patients and a hospitalization rate of 49%. CONCLUSION Paclitaxel's activity in this multiinstitutional trial in heavily pretreated patients confirms the encouraging results attained in single-institution trials. Although at this dose and schedule paclitaxel may be considered too myelosuppressive for palliative care, supportive measures such as colony-stimulating factors and antibiotics were not used prophylactically. Current research efforts are focusing on whether paclitaxel's activity against breast cancer is dose- and/or schedule-dependent, and on what role it has in patients with less advanced disease.

Phase II Study of Temsirolimus (CCI-779), a Novel Inhibitor of mTOR, in Heavily Pretreated Patients With Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer

2005 ◽  
Vol 23 (23) ◽  
pp. 5314-5322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Chan ◽  
Max E. Scheulen ◽  
Stephen Johnston ◽  
Klaus Mross ◽  
Fatima Cardoso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Metastatic Breast Cancer ◽  
Adverse Events ◽  
Dose Level ◽  
Locally Advanced ◽  
Metastatic Breast ◽  
Heavily Pretreated ◽  
Pretreated Patients ◽  
Grade 3 ◽  
Time To Tumor Progression

Purpose In this study, two doses of temsirolimus (CCI-779), a novel inhibitor of the mammalian target of rapamycin, were evaluated for efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics in patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer who had been heavily pretreated. Patients and Methods Patients (n = 109) were randomly assigned to receive 75 or 250 mg of temsirolimus weekly as a 30-minute intravenous infusion. Patients were evaluated for tumor response, time to tumor progression, adverse events, and pharmacokinetics of temsirolimus. Results Temsirolimus produced an objective response rate of 9.2% (10 partial responses) in the intent-to-treat population. Median time to tumor progression was 12.0 weeks. Efficacy was similar for both dose levels but toxicity was more common with the higher dose level, especially grade 3 or 4 depression (10% of patients at the 250-mg dose level, 0% at the 75-mg dose level). The most common temsirolimus-related adverse events of all grades were mucositis (70%), maculopapular rash (51%), and nausea (43%). The most common, clinically important grade 3 or 4 adverse events were mucositis (9%), leukopenia (7%), hyperglycemia (7%), somnolence (6%), thrombocytopenia (5%), and depression (5%). Conclusion In heavily pretreated patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer, 75 and 250 mg temsirolimus showed antitumor activity and 75 mg temsirolimus showed a generally tolerable safety profile.

scholarly journals Effect and Safety of Anti-PD-1/PD-L1 Monotherapy for Metastatic Breast Cancer: A meta-analysis

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yihang Qi ◽  
Xiangyi Kong ◽  
Xiangyu Wang ◽  
Jie Zhai ◽  
Yi Fang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Metastatic Breast Cancer ◽  
Survival Rate ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Metastatic Breast ◽  
Clinical Activity ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Severe Grade

Abstract Background. Given that no approved targeted agents for metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (mTNBC) and no opportunity of surgery for metastatic breast cancer (MBC), new treatment options are urgently to be discovered. The anti-PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapy may be effective, and what we should be aware of is the response rate and adverse events. Methods. The PUBMED, EMBASE, Cochrane and www.clinicaltrials.gov databases were searched to find potential studies using the following strategies: anti-PD-1/PD-L1; metastatic; breast cancer. R© package Meta was used to pool incidence. Results. Six studies including 586 advanced breast cancer patients treated with anti-PD-1/PD-L1 agents were included in this meta-analysis. The anti-PD-1/PD-L1 agents include pembrolizumab, atezolizumab and avelumab. Among these patients, CR was 1.26%, PR was 7.65%, ORR was 9.85% and DCR was 18.33%. We also found that the response rate was closely associated with the expression of PD-L1 biomarker (PD-L1+ vs PD-L1-): the CR was 2.71% vs 0.00%; the PR was 9.93% vs 2.69%; the ORR was 10.62% vs 3.07%; the DCR was 17.95% vs 4.71%. 1-year overall survival rate and 6-months progression-free survival rate were 43.34% and 17.24%. Respectively, the overall incidence of AEs was 64.18% in any grade and 12.94% in severe grade. The incidence of irAEs was 14.75%. Besides, the incidence of discontinue and death due to treatment-related AEs was about 3.06% and 0.31% respectively. When the detailed AEs were analyzed, most treatment-related AEs of any grade were arthraigia, asthenia, decreased appetite; most common treatment-related AEs of severe grade were anemia, autoimmune hepatitis, diarrhea; the most common irAEs were hypothyroidism , followed by hyperthyroidism, pneumonitis and infusion-related reaction. Conclusions. Anti-PD-1/PD-L1 monotherapy showed a manageable safety profile and had a durable anti-tumor clinical activity in a subset of patients with mTNBC or MBC. PD-L1 expression may be correlated to a higher probability of clinical response.

Intermittent Capecitabine Monotherapy with Lower Dose Intensity in Heavily Pretreated Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer

2007 ◽  
Vol 93 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomo Osako ◽  
Yoshinori Ito ◽  
Shunji Takahashi ◽  
Nahomi Tokudome ◽  
Takuji Iwase ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Metastatic Breast Cancer ◽  
Metastatic Breast ◽  
Dose Intensity ◽  
Heavily Pretreated ◽  
Pretreated Patients

scholarly journals Should All Patients With HR-Positive HER2-Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer Receive CDK 4/6 Inhibitor As First-Line Based Therapy? A Network Meta-Analysis of Data from the PALOMA 2, MONALEESA 2, MONALEESA 7, MONARCH 3, FALCON, SWOG and FACT Trials

Cancers ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 1661 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valentina Rossi ◽  
Paola Berchialla ◽  
Diana Giannarelli ◽  
Cecilia Nisticò ◽  
Gianluigi Ferretti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Metastatic Breast Cancer ◽  
Soft Tissues ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Indirect Comparison ◽  
Metastatic Breast ◽  
Line Treatment ◽  
First Line ◽  
First Line Treatment

Background: We aim to understand whether all patients with hormonal receptor (HR)-positive (+)/human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2)-negative (−) metastatic breast cancer (MBC) should receive cyclin D-dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6 inhibitor-based therapy as a first-line approach. Methods: A network meta-analysis (NMA) using the Bayesian hierarchical arm-based model, which provides the estimates for various effect sizes, were computed. Results: First-line treatment options in HR+/HER2− MBC, including CDK 4/6 inhibitors combined with aromatase inhibitors (AIs) or fulvestrant (F), showed a significantly longer progression-free survival (PFS) in comparison with AI monotherapy, with a total of 26% progression risk reduction. In the indirect comparison across the three classes of CDK 4/6 inhibitors and F endocrine-based therapies, the first strategy resulted in longer PFS, regardless of specific CDK 4/6 inhibitor (HR: 0.68; 95% CrI: 0.53–0.87 for palbociclib + AI, HR: 0.65; 95% CrI: 0.53–0.79 for ribociclib + AI, HR: 0.63; 95% CrI: 0.47–0.86 for abemaciclib + AI) and patient’s characteristics. Longer PFS was also found in patients with bone-only and soft tissues limited disease treated with CDK 4/6 inhibitors. Conclusions: CDK 4/6 inhibitors have similar efficacy when associated with an AI in the first-line treatment of HR+ MBC, and are superior to either F or AI monotherapy, regardless of any other patients or tumor characteristics.

Vinorelbine as a 96-Hour Continuous Infusion in Heavily Pretreated Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Cooperative Study by the GEICAM Group

2003 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 399-404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Jara-Sánchez ◽  
Miguel Martín ◽  
Jose A. García-Sáenz ◽  
Agustí Barnadas ◽  
Antonio Fernández-Aramburo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Metastatic Breast Cancer ◽  
Continuous Infusion ◽  
Metastatic Breast ◽  
Cooperative Study ◽  
Heavily Pretreated ◽  
Pretreated Patients
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