作者: Laura Biganzoli , Alessandro Minisini , Matti Aapro , Angelo Di Leo
DOI: 10.1097/00001703-200402000-00008
关键词: Trastuzumab 、 Population 、 Taxane 、 Chemotherapy 、 Randomized controlled trial 、 Metastatic breast cancer 、 Cancer 、 Internal medicine 、 Oncology 、 Anthracycline 、 Medicine
摘要: PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review is intended to summarize the most up-to-date information in field of chemotherapy for advanced breast cancer. RECENT FINDINGS During past year, literature on metastatic cancer has focused three main areas interest: development new cytotoxic agents with studies addressing taxane-pretreated population; evaluation combination regimens, mainly incorporating a taxane; and trastuzumab-cytotoxic-agent combinations HER-2-positive population. In addition, interesting data regarding versus sequential single-agent optimal duration have been published. SUMMARY Interesting drugs faced phase II development. Randomized trials will define their role daily management New generally taxane, improve short-term efficacy comparison standard anthracycline-based or chemotherapy, but at cost increased toxicity. Trastuzumab can be safely combined several agents.