Forty-six eligible patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) were treated with a combination of methotrexate, vinblastine, doxorubicin, and cisplatin (M-VAC) as first-line chemotherapy. Of 44 patients evaluable for response, 28 (64%) had an objective response, including seven (16%) who had a comp
Phase II evaluation of vinblastine, methotrexate, and calcium leukovorin rescue in patients with refractory metastatic breast cancer
β Scribed by G. N. Hortobagyi; H.-Y. Yap; G. R. Blumenschein; A. U. Buzdar; B. C. Barnes; S. S. Legha; C. L. Wiseman
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 322 KB
- Volume
- 51
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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