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A phase II study of high-dose medroxyprogesterone acetate in advanced breast cancer by Geoffrey Falkson; Hèndré C. Falkson is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
What is A phase II study of high-dose medroxyprogesterone acetate in advanced breast cancer about?
Twenty-three evaluable patients with advanced breast cancer were treated with MPA, 1,400 mg/m2 daily PO for the first 6 months, and 500 mg/m2 daily PO thereafter. The median total dose was 191,400 mg in 88 days, with the maximum dose given to date 522,600 mg in 282 days. Most patients tolerated high-dose MPA well. Side-effects were minimal and reversible. The commonest side-effects were tremor or edema. The CR plus PR rate was five of 23 (22%). All responding patients were over 50 years of age and had a good performance status. Hormone receptor status was known in four patients only, so that no correlation between receptor status and response could be drawn. MPA appears to be a useful hormone for use in the management of breast cancer. Optimal dosage remains to be determined.
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- Author
- Geoffrey Falkson; Hèndré C. Falkson
- Publisher
- Springer; Springer-Verlag; Springer Verlag; Springer Science and Business Media LLC (ISSN 0344-5704)
- Published
- 1982
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)