Putative Biomarkers of Response to Treatment in Breast Cancer Patients: A Pilot Assay.

Identifying tumor biomarkers associated with clinical behavior in breast cancer patients may allow higher accuracy in the selection of treatment. Different types of cells were determined in the primary tumors of stage I, II, and III of breast cancer patients, who were assigned to one of the two groups: (1) disease-free or (2) relapsed/progressed, at 5 years after primary treatment. We studied 32 tumor samples.

Clinical response in patients with ovarian cancer treated with metronomic chemotherapy.

Ovarian cancer (OC) is the leading cause of death from gynaecological cancer. It is extremely hard to diagnose in the early stages and around 70% of patients present with advanced disease. Metronomic chemotherapy (MCT) is described as the chronic administration of, generally low, equally spaced, doses of chemotherapeutic drugs with therapeutic efficacy and low toxicity.

Highlights from the 1st Latin American meeting on metronomic chemotherapy and drug repositioning in oncology, 27-28 May, 2016, Rosario, Argentina.

Following previous metronomic meetings in Marseille (2011), Milano (2014), and Mumbai (2016), the first Latin American metronomic meeting was held in the School of Medical Sciences, National University of Rosario, Rosario, Argentina on 27 and 28 of May, 2016. For the first time, clinicians and researchers with experience in the field of metronomics, coming from different countries in Latin America, had the opportunity of presenting and discussing their work. The talks were organised in three main sessions related to experience in the pre-clinical, and clinical (paediatric and adult) areas.

Quality of life in patients with metastatic breast cancer treated with metronomic chemotherapy.

Aim: The objective of the study was to detect changes in quality of life (QoL) in metastatic breast cancer patients treated with metronomic chemotherapy with daily low doses of cyclophosphamide and celecoxib.

Material & Methods: Patients included in a Phase II trial, treated with metronomic cyclophosphamide and celecoxib were included in the QoL study. Assessment of QoL was carried out every 2 months by the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy Breast (FACT-B) questionnaire, Brief Pain Inventory and Eastern Cooperative Oncologic Group scale.

Metastatic breast cancer patients treated with low-dose metronomic chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide and celecoxib: clinical outcomes and biomarkers of response.

Background: Preclinical results showing therapeutic effect and low toxicity of metronomic chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide (Cy) + celecoxib (Cel) for mammary tumors encouraged its translation to the clinic for treating advanced breast cancer patients (ABCP).

Patients And Methods: A single-arm, mono-institutional, non-randomized, phase II, two-step clinical trial (approved by Bioethics Committee and Argentine Regulatory Authority) was designed. Patients received Cy (50 mg po.

Safety and therapeutic effect of metronomic chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide and celecoxib in advanced breast cancer patients.

Metronomic chemotherapy (MCT), the chronic administration, at regular intervals, of low doses of chemotherapeutic drugs without extended rest periods, allows chronic treatment with therapeutic efficacy and low toxicity. Our preclinical results suggested that combined MCT with cyclophosphamide and celecoxib could inhibit breast cancer growth. The aim of this study was to determine the toxicity, safety and efficacy of oral MCT with cyclophosphamide 50 mg per orem daily and celecoxib 400 mg (200 mg per orem two-times a day) in advanced breast cancer patients.