Journal article
Combination of letrozole, metronomic cyclophosphamide and sorafenib is well-tolerated and shows activity in patients with primary breast cancer
L Bazzola, C Foroni, D Andreis, V Zanoni, MR Cappelletti, G Allevi, S Aguggini, C Strina, M Milani, S Venturini, F Ferrozzi, R Giardini, R Bertoni, H Turley, K Gatter, PG Petronini, SB Fox, AL Harris, M Martinotti, A Berruti Show all
British Journal of Cancer | Published : 2015
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2014.563
Abstract
Purpose: To assess whether the combination of letrozole, metronomic cyclophosphamide and sorafenib (LCS) is well tolerated and shows activity in primary breast cancer (BC). Methods: Thirteen oestrogen receptor-positive, postmenopausal, T2-4, N0-1 BC patients received the LCS combination for 6 months. In these patients we examined the pharmacokinetics of sorafenib and cyclophosphamide, toxicity of the regimen, the clinical response to therapy and changes in the levels of biologically relevant biomarkers. Results: Adequate plasma concentrations of sorafenib were achieved in patients when it was dosed in combination with L+C. The mean plasma concentrations of C were consistently lower following..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This study was partly funded by the FIRM (Fondazione Internazionale per la Ricerca In Medicina), Cremona, Italy. Dr Reynolds acknowledges support from Breakthrough Breast Cancer.