[A case of recurrent breast cancer with multiple lung metastases responding to anastrozole monotherapy].
Gan To Kagaku Ryoho
; 35(10): 1787-9, 2008 Oct.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18931590
ABSTRACT
A 51-year-old postmenopausal woman was referred to our hospital for treatment of ER-positive recurrent breast cancer. The patient had lung and pleural metastases with pleural effusion from breast cancer. She was treated with anastrozole, a 3rd-generation aromatiase inhibitor. The efficacy of the treatment was definite the multiple metastatic lung lesions showed a partial response after 5 months' treatment, and reached a complete response after 14 months' treatment. The patient experienced no adverse effects with this therapy. Anastrozole therapy is a useful treatment for postmenopausal woman with ER-positive recurrent breast cancer.
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Triazoles
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Neoplasias de la Mama
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Neoplasias Pulmonares
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Recurrencia Local de Neoplasia
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Nitrilos
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
Ja
Revista:
Gan To Kagaku Ryoho
Año:
2008
Tipo del documento:
Article