Bresat Cancer Update
Oncology Leader CommentarySpecial FeaturesPrevious Issues
Home: Recent Publications

Use of chemotherapy plus a monoclonal antibody against HER2 for metastatic breast cancer that overexpresses HER2.
Slamon DJ, Leyland-Jones B, Shak S, et al. N Engl J Med. 2001;344:783-92.

Weekly trastuzumab and paclitaxel therapy for metastatic breast cancer with analysis of efficacy by her2 immunophenotype and gene amplification.
Seidman AD, Fornier MN, Esteva FJ, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2001;19:2587-95.

Phase I study of stealth liposomal doxorubicin in combination with gemcitabine in the treatment of patients with metastatic breast cancer.
Rivera E, Valero V, Syrewicz L, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2001;19:1716-22.

Cardiovascular effects of raloxifene hydrochloride.
Saitta A, Morabito N, Frisina N, et al. Cardiovasc Drug Rev. 2001;19:57-74.

Greek Brief Pain Inventory: Validation and utility in cancer pain.
Mystakidou K, Mendoza T, Tsilika E, et al. Oncology. 60(1):35-42, 2001.

Antalgic treatment of pain associated with bone metastases [Review].
Reale C, Turkiewicz AM, Reale CA. Critical Reviews in Oncology-Hematology. 37(1):1-11, 2001 Jan.

Treatment of metastatic breast cancer with somatostatin analogues--a meta-analysis.
Dolan JT, Miltenburg DM, Granchi TS, Miller CC 3rd, Brunicardi FC. Ann Surg Oncol. 2001;8:227-33.

Local hyperthermia, radiation, and chemotherapy in recurrent breast cancer is feasible and effective except for inflammatory disease.
Feyerabend T, Wiedemann GJ, Jager B, Vesely H, Mahlmann B, Richter E. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2001;49:1317-25.

Liarozole fumarate (R85246): in the treatment of ER negative, tamoxifen refractory or chemotherapy resistant postmenopausal metastatic breast cancer.
Goss PE, Strasser K, Marques R, et al. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2001;64:177-88.

Doxorubicin and paclitaxel versus fluorouracil, doxorubicin, and cyclophosphamide as first-line therapy for women with metastatic breast cancer: final results of a randomized phase III multicenter trial.
Jassem J, Pienkowski T, Pluzanska A, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2001;19:1707-15.

Dose-dense sequential chemotherapy with epirubicin and paclitaxel versus the combination, as first-line chemotherapy, in advanced breast cancer: a randomized study conducted by the Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group.
Fountzilas G, Papadimitriou C, Dafni U, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2001;19:2232-9.

Chemotherapy for advanced breast cancer: what influences oncologists' decision-making?
Grunfeld EA, Ramirez AJ, Maher EJ, et al. Br J Cancer. 2001;84:1172-8.

Clinical and pharmacologic study of the epirubicin and paclitaxel combination in women with metastatic breast cancer.
Grasselli G, Vigano L, Capri G, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2001;19:2222-31.

The changeable nature of patients' fears regarding chemotherapy: Implications for palliative care.
Passik SD, Kirsh KL, Rosenfeld B, McDonald MV, Theobald DE. Journal of Pain & Symptom Management. 21(2):113-120, 2001 Feb.

Dose-intensive epirubicin-based chemotherapy is superior to an intensive intravenous cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and fluorouracil regimen in metastatic breast cancer: A randomized multinational study.
Ackland SP, Anton A, Breitbach GP, et al. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 19(4):943-953, 2001 Feb 15.

Efficacy of docetaxel 60 mg/m(2) in patients with metastatic breast cancer according to the status of anthracycline resistance.
Ando M, Watanabe T, Nagata K, Narabayashi M, Adachi I, Katsumata N. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 19(2):336-342, 2001 Jan 15.

Reduced cardiotoxicity and preserved antitumor efficacy of liposome-encapsulated doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide compared with conventional doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide in a randomized, multicenter trial of metastatic breast cancer.
Batist G, Ramakrishnan G, Rao CS, et al. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 19(5):1444-1454, 2001 Mar 1.

Phase I study of infusional paclitaxel in combination with the P-glycoprotein antagonist PSC 833.
Chico I, Kang MH, Bergan R, et al. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 19(3):832-842, 2001 Feb 1.

The gemcitabine/epirubicin/paclitaxel trials in advanced breast cancer.
Conte P, Salvadori B, Donati S, et al. Oncology (Huntington). 15(2 Suppl 3):41-43, 2001 Feb.

A short course of induction chemotherapy followed by two cycles of high-dose chemotherapy with stem cell rescue for chemotherapy naive metastatic breast cancer.
Elias AD, Richardson P, Avigan D, et al. Bone Marrow Transplantation. 27(3):269-278, 2001 Feb.

Thymidine kinase and thymidylate synthase in advanced breast cancer: Response to tamoxifen and chemotherapy.
Foekens JA, Romain S, Look MP, Martin PM, Klijn JGM. Cancer Research. 61(4):1421-1425, 2001 Feb 15.

Single-agent oxaliplatin in pretreated advanced breast cancer patients: A phase II study.
Garufi C, Nistico C, Brienza S, et al. Annals of Oncology. 12(2):179-182, 2001 Feb.

Docetaxel/gemcitabine: Salvage chemotherapy in anthracycline-pretreated patients with advanced breast cancer.
Georgoulias VA. Oncology (Huntington). 15(2 Suppl 3):18-24, 2001 Feb.

Treatment of advanced breast cancer with gemcitabine and vinorelbine. Oncology (Huntington).
Hortobagyi GN, Connally NB. 15(2 Suppl 3):15-17, 2001 Feb.

Phase I study of vinorelbine and paclitaxel by 3-hour simultaneous infusion with and without granulocyte colony-stimulating factor support in metastatic breast carcinoma.
Ibrahim NK, Buzdar AU, Valero V, Dhingra K, Willey J, Hortobagyi GN. Cancer. 91(4):664-671, 2001 Feb 15.

Gemcitabine, paclitaxel, and trastuzumab in metastatic breast cancer.
Miller KD, Sisk J, Ansari R, et al. Oncology (Huntington). 15(2 Suppl 3):38-40, 2001 Feb.

Gemcitabine and paclitaxel as salvage therapy in metastatic breast cancer.
Murad AM, Guimaraes RC, Aragao BC, Scalabrinineto AO, Rodrigues VH, Garcia R. Oncology (Huntington). 15(2 Suppl 3):25-27, 2001 Feb.

Phase II study of docetaxel, doxorubicin, and cyclophosphamide as first-line chemotherapy for metastatic breast cancer.
Nabholtz JM, Mackey JR, Smylie M, et al. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 19(2):314-321, 2001 Jan 15.

Gemcitabine plus cisplatin in breast cancer.
Nagourney RA. Oncology (Huntington). 15(2 Suppl 3):28-33, 2001 Feb.

Vinorelbine, cisplatin and continuous infusion of 5-fluorouracil (ViFuP) in metastatic breast cancer patients: A phase II study.
Nole F, Munzone E, Mandala M, et al. Annals of Oncology. 12(1):95-100, 2001 Jan.

Response to chemotherapy is a major parameter-influencing long-term survival of metastatic breast cancer patients.
Pierga JY, Robain M, Jouve M, et al. Annals of Oncology. 12(2):231-237, 2001 Feb.

Caelyx (stealth liposomal doxorubicin) in the treatment of advanced breast cancer [Review].
Ranson MR, Cheeseman S, White S, Margison J. Critical Reviews in Oncology-Hematology. 37(2):115-120, 2001 Feb.

Prognostic factors and long-term survival in 585 patients with metastatic breast cancer treated with epirubicin-based chemotherapy.
Ryberg M, Nielsen D, Osterlind K, Skovsgaard T, Dombernowsky P. Annals of Oncology. 12(1):81-87, 2001 Jan.

Biweekly gemcitabine, doxorubicin, and paclitaxel as first-line treatment in metastatic breast cancer.
Sanchez-Rovira P, Jaen A, Gonzalez E, et al. Oncology (Huntington). 15(2 Suppl 3):44-47, 2001 Feb. 

Docetaxel monotherapy in heavily pretreated metastatic breast cancer: a multicenter, community-based feasibility trial.
Schmidinger M, Budinsky AC, Wenzel C, et al. Cancer Chemotherapy & Pharmacology. 47(1):57-62, 2001 Jan.

Gemcitabine as single-agent therapy in the management of advanced breast cancer.
Seidman AD. Oncology (Huntington). 15(2 Suppl 3):11-14, 2001 Feb.

Use of chemotherapy plus a monoclonal antibody against HER2 for metastatic breast cancer that overexpresses HER2.
Slamon DJ, Leyland-Jones B, Shak S, et al. New England Journal of Medicine. 344(11):783-792, 2001 Mar 15.

Docetaxel in patients with anthracycline-resistant advanced breast cancer.
Vici P, Belli F, Di Lauro L, et al. Oncology. 60(1):60-65, 2001.

Gemcitabine, epirubicin, and paclitaxel combinations in advanced breast cancer.
Conte P, Salvadori B, Donati S, Landucci E, Gennari A. Semin Oncol. 2001;28:15-7.

Accelerated-intensified cyclophosphamide, epirubicin, and fluorouracil (CEF) compared with standard CEF in metastatic breast cancer patients: results of a multicenter, randomized phase III study of the Italian Gruppo Oncologico Nord-Ouest-Mammella Inter Gruppo Group.
Del Mastro L, Venturini M, Lionetto R, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2001;19:2213-21.

A phase II trial of mitomycin C, 5'-deoxy-5-fluorouridine, etoposide and medroxyprogesterone acetate (McVD-MPA) as a salvage chemotherapy to anthracycline-resistant tumor in relapsed breast cancer and its mechanism(s) of antitumor action.
Kim R, Osaki A, Tanabe K, Kojima J, Toge T. Oncol Rep. 2001;8:597-603.

Thymidine kinase and thymidylate synthase in advanced breast cancer: Response to tamoxifen and chemotherapy.
Foekens JA, Romain S, Look MP, Martin PM, Klijn JGM. Cancer Research. 61(4):1421-1425, 2001 Feb 15.

Aromatase inhibitors in the treatment and prevention of breast cancer [Review].
Goss PE, Strasser K. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 19(3):881-894, 2001 Feb 1.

Cost-effectiveness analysis of exemestane compared with megestrol in patients with advanced breast carcinoma.
Hillner BE, Radice D. Cancer. 91(3):484-489, 2001 Feb 1.

Combined tamoxifen and luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist versus LHRH agonist alone in premenopausal advanced breast cancer: A meta-analysis of four randomized trials.
Klijn JGM, Blamey RW, Boccardo F, Tominaga T, Duchateau L, Sylvester R. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 19(2):343-353, 2001 Jan 15.

Immunotherapy: On the edge between experimental and clinical oncology [Review].
Fagnoni FF, Della Cuna GR. Journal of Chemotherapy. 13(1):15-23, 2001 Feb.

A phase I, open label, dose ranging trial of intravenous bolus zoledronic acid, a novel bisphosphonate, in cancer patients with metastatic bone disease.
Berenson JR, Vescio R, Henick K, et al. Cancer Cytopathology. 91(1):144-154, 2001 Jan 1.

A clinical review [Review]. 
Crandall C. Risedronate - Archives of Internal Medicine. 161(3):353-360, 2001 Feb 12.

Preclinical development of metalloproteasis inhibitors in cancer therapy [Review].
Giavazzi R, Taraboletti G. Critical Reviews in Oncology-Hematology. 37(1):53-60, 2001 Jan.

Development of matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors in cancer therapy [Review].
Hidalgo M, Eckhardt SG. J Natl Cancer Inst. 93(3):178-193, 2001 Feb 7.

Clinical significance of MT1-MMP mRNA expression in breast cancer.
Mimori K, Ueo H, Shirasaka C, Mori M. Oncology Reports. 8(2):401-403, 2001 Mar-Apr.

Adjuvant clodronate treatment does not reduce the frequency of skeletal metastases in node-positive breast cancer patients: 5-year results of a randomized controlled trial.
Saarto T, Blomqvist C, Virkkunen P, Elomaa I. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 19(1):10-17, 2001 Jan 1.

Matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) is associated with the risk for a relapse in postmenopausal patients with node-positive breast carcinoma treated with antiestrogen adjuvant therapy.
Talvensaari-Mattila A, Paakko P, Blanco-Sequeiros G, Turpeenniemi-Hujanen T. Breast Cancer Research & Treatment. 65(1):55-61, 2001 Jan.

Zoledronic acid in cancer patients with bone metastases: Results of Phase I and II trials.
Berenson JR. Semin Oncol. 2001;28:25-34.

Zoledronic acid reduces skeletal-related events in patients with osteolytic metastases.
Berenson JR, Rosen LS, Howell A, et al. Cancer. 2001;91:1191-200.

The role of zoledronic acid in cancer: Clinical studies in the treatment and prevention of bone metastases.
Coleman RE, Seaman JJ. Semin Oncol. 2001;28:11-6.

Photodynamic therapy for chest wall progression from breast carcinoma is an underutilized treatment modality.
Allison R, Mang T, Hewson G, Snider W, Dougherty D. Cancer Cytopathology. 91(1):1-8, 2001 Jan 1.

Palliative radiotherapy of bone metastases: an evaluation of outcome measures.
Barton MB, Dawson R, Jacob S, Currow D, Stevens G, Morgan G. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. 7(1):47-64, 2001 Feb.

Intrathecal treatment of neoplastic meningitis due to breast cancer with a slow-release formulation of cytarabine.
Jaeckle KA, Phuphanich S, van den Bent MJ, et al. British Journal of Cancer. 84(2):157-163, 2001 Jan 19.

Corticosteroids in advanced cancer.
Wooldridge JE, Anderson CM, Perry MC. Oncology (Huntington). 15(2):225-+, 2001 Feb.

Colonic metastases from breast cancer.
Babb RR, Trollope M. Surg Endosc. 2001;15:530.

Methodology for treatment evaluation in patients with cancer metastatic to bone.
Cook RJ, Major P. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2001;93:534-8.

Osteoprotegerin Diminishes Advanced Bone Cancer Pain.
Luger NM, Honore P, Sabino MA, et al. Cancer Res. 2001;61:4038-4047.

Metastatic breast cancer: understanding current management options.
McGinn K, Moore J. Oncol Nurs Forum. 2001;28:507-12; quiz 513-4.

High-dose epirubicin plus docetaxel at standard dose with lenograstim support as first-line therapy in advanced breast cancer.
Milla-Santos A, Milla L, Rallo L, Solano V. Am J Clin Oncol. 2001;24:138-42.

Home · Contact us
Terms of use and general disclaimer