Multicenter phase II study of capecitabine in paclitaxel-refractory metastatic breast cancer.
Blum J, Jones S, Buzdar A, LoRusso P, Kuter I, Vogel C, Osterwalder B, Burger H, Brown C, Griffin T. Multicenter phase II study of capecitabine in paclitaxel-refractory metastatic breast cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 1999, 17: 485-93. PMID: 10080589, DOI: 10.1200/jco.1999.17.2.485.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicBreast NeoplasmsCapecitabineDeoxycytidineDisease ProgressionDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleFluorouracilHumansMiddle AgedPaclitaxelSurvival AnalysisConceptsMetastatic breast cancerTreatment-related adverse eventsHand-foot syndromeBreast cancerAdverse eventsCommon treatment-related adverse eventsLarge multicenter phase II trialOnly treatment-related adverse eventMulticenter phase II studyMulticenter phase II trialComplete response durationPrior chemotherapeutic regimensPhase II studyPhase II trialMedian survival timeFavorable toxicity profileOverall response rateFluoropyrimidine carbamateMeasurable diseaseOral capecitabineAssessable diseaseII trialII studyMedian durationMetastatic disease