Key result
Second-line GVP chemotherapy (gemcitabine, vincristine, cisplatin) achieved a complete response of lung metastases after 6 cycles in a patient with anthracycline-resistant breast angiosarcoma.
Why the study?
Does the GVP regimen improve tumor response in a patient with anthracycline-resistant metastatic breast angiosarcoma?
Case Report (n=1)
Does the GVP regimen improve tumor response in a patient with anthracycline-resistant metastatic breast angiosarcoma?
The GVP regimen (gemcitabine, vincristine, cisplatin) may serve as an effective second-line treatment option for anthracycline-resistant metastatic breast angiosarcoma.
May support GVP in anthracycline-resistant metastatic breast angiosarcoma; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
Introduction: For patients with anthracycline-resistant metastatic angiosarcoma, currently there is no available standard for second-line therapy and there is a need for novel effective regimens to improve response rates. Case report: We reported here about a case of a primary angiosarcoma of both breasts in a 34-year-old woman presenting lung metastases. At the completion of 3 cycles of the MAID regimen including mesna, adriamycin, ifosfamide and dacarbazine, CT showed progression of the disease (PD). Subsequently second-line chemotherapy was started using GVP regimen consisting of gemcitabine, vincristine and cisplatin. Complete response (CR) of the lung metastases was achieved after 6 treatment cycles. Conclusion: In the absence of an effective therapy among patients with anthracycline-resistant metastatic breast angiosarcoma, a GVP chemo-regimen can be performed as a selective option.
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Luo et al. (2013) conducted a case report in Anthracycline-resistant metastatic breast angiosarcoma (n=1). GVP regimen (gemcitabine, vincristine, cisplatin) was evaluated on Tumor response. Second-line GVP chemotherapy (gemcitabine, vincristine, cisplatin) achieved a complete response of lung metastases after 6 cycles in a patient with anthracycline-resistant breast angiosarcoma.
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