Adjuvant chemoimmunotherapy following regional therapy for isolated recurrences of breast cancer (stage IV NED)

J Surg Oncol. 1979;12(1):27-40. doi: 10.1002/jso.2930120105.

Abstract

A combination of 5-fluorouracil, Adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, and BCG (FAC-BCG) was evaluated as adjuvant treatment in breast cancer patients following surgical excision and/or radiation of first site of recurrent disease. In a group of 68 patients treated with FAC-BCG, the estimated proportion remaining free of disease at 2 years from first recurrence was 69%, compared to 24% in 60 historical control patients (P less than 0.01). Estimated 2-year survival rate from first recurrence was 85% for the FAC-BCG patients and 78% for the controls (P = 0.07). This regimen has significantly prolonged the disease-free interval from the first recurrence, but additional follow-up is needed to determine its effect on long-term survival.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / administration & dosage*
  • BCG Vaccine / therapeutic use*
  • Breast Neoplasms / mortality
  • Breast Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Cyclophosphamide / administration & dosage
  • Doxorubicin / administration & dosage
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Female
  • Fluorouracil / administration & dosage
  • Humans
  • Immunotherapy
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Middle Aged
  • Thoracic Neoplasms / secondary
  • Thoracic Neoplasms / therapy

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • BCG Vaccine
  • Doxorubicin
  • Cyclophosphamide
  • Fluorouracil