Abstract
Of 1774 patients with breast cancer given mitoxantrone (MTZ) with methotrexate (n = 492) or with methotrexate and mitomycin C (n = 1282), nine developed MDS/AML after a median of 2.5 years. Median duration of survival from diagnosis of MDS/AML was 10 months and six patients died. The crude incidence of developing MDS/AML after MMM or MM chemotherapy was 15 per 100,000 patient years followup, while the actuarial risk was 1.1% and 1.6% at 5 and 10 years respectively. MTZ-based regimens carry a 10 x higher risk of subsequent MDS/AML compared to that seen in the general population. (C) 2000 Cancer Research Campaign.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 91-94 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | British Journal of Cancer |
Volume | 83 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2000 |
Keywords
- Acute myeloid leukaemia
- Breast cancer
- Mitoxantrone
- Myelodysplastic syndrome
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Cancer Research