COMPLETE REMISSION OF A BRAIN METASTASIS TO 3RD-LINE HORMONAL TREATMENT WITH MEGESTROL-ACETATE

被引：17

作者：

VANDERGAAST, A ^{[1
]}

ALEXIEVAFIGUSCH, J ^{[1
]}

VECHT, C ^{[1
]}

VERWEIJ, J ^{[1
]}

STOTER, G ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] ROTTERDAM CANC INST,DEPT MED ONCOL,ROTTERDAM,NETHERLANDS

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY-CANCER CLINICAL TRIALS | 1990年 / 13卷 / 06期

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D O I：

10.1097/00000421-199012000-00011

中图分类号：

R73 [肿瘤学];

学科分类号：

100214 ;

摘要：

The prognosis of patients with brain metastases from breast cancer is poor. Median survival after radiotherapy is 5-6 months. We report a patient in whom a complete response of a brain metastasis was induced by megestrol acetate at a daily dose of 160 mg orally.

引用

页码：507 / 509

页数：3

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