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  • Title: [Vincristine, adriamycin, mitomycin-C and UFT (VAM-UFT) therapy in progressive or recurrent breast cancer].
    Author: Yasutake K, Imamura Y, Yoshimura Y, Oya M, Matsushita K, Hozumi T, Katou J, Okutani T, Irie K.
    Journal: Gan To Kagaku Ryoho; 1989 Jul; 16(7):2373-9. PubMed ID: 2502072.
    Abstract:
    Since June 1984, 23 cases of progressive or recurrent breast cancers were treated with combination chemotherapy of VAM-UFT consisting of vincristine, adriamycin, mitomycin C and UFT. Clinical effects of VAM-UFT therapy were 3 CR, 12 PR, and the response rate was 65.2%. Its effective interval was 3 months. But the patients treated with over 4 cycles of VAM-UFT therapy showed an 85% response rate, with a 5-month effective interval. In each patient's background, a shorter disease free interval tended to be more highly effective, but other factors were not significant. Scirrhous carcinoma of pathology evidenced slightly high response rate. Compared with the survival time of patients treated with under 3 cycles and over 4 cycles of this therapy, the latter was significantly longer. Toxicity involved leukocytopenia (74%), thrombocytopenia (22%), anemia (30%), alopecia (91%), nausea and vomiting (87%) and stomatitis (35%), but cases in which the treatment was stopped were not observed. Therefore VAM-UFT therapy had a highly therapeutic effect, reflected in an 85% response rate, for progressive or recurrent breast cancers.
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