[Study on the safety of rapid infusion and the efficacy of incadronate against bone metastasis of breast cancer].

Abstract

To assess the safety of rapid infusion of incadronate and its efficacy against bone metastasis of breast cancer, we conducted a trial using incadronate therapy for breast cancer patients with bone metastasis. Of the 12 patients, 6 had undergone pamidronate or alendronate therapy. Rapid infusion of incadronate consisted of administration of 10 mg incadronate diluted in 100 ml saline in 30 minutes, and was repeated every two weeks. Each patient underwent 2 to 20 incadronate administrations. With the incadronate therapy, no patients showed hypocalcemia, but 3 patients showed asymptomatic hypophosphoremia. Of the 11 patients with bone pain, 5 patients (45%) experienced pain relief. A decrease in tumor marker levels in serum was found in 5 (56%) of the 9 patients with elevated marker levels. The side effects of incadronate administration were general fatigue (25%), pyrexia (17%) and transient pain increase (17%), but no renal dysfunction was found. In conclusion, rapid infusion of incadronate was a safe treatment and the incadronate therapy was effective against bone metastasis of breast cancer.

• Authors: S Oura, T Sakurai, G Yoshimura, T Tamaki, T Umemura, Y Kokawa, Y Naito
• Journal: Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy (Gan To Kagaku Ryoho) Vol. 26 Issue 11 Pg. 1623-8 (Oct 1999) ISSN: 0385-0684 [Print] Japan
• PMID: 10553421 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Antineoplastic Agents
• Biomarkers, Tumor
• Diphosphonates
• cimadronate

Topics

• Aged
• Antineoplastic Agents (administration & dosage)
• Biomarkers, Tumor (blood)
• Bone Neoplasms (drug therapy, secondary)
• Breast Neoplasms (drug therapy, pathology)
• Diphosphonates (administration & dosage)
• Drug Administration Schedule
• Female
• Humans
• Infusions, Intravenous
• Middle Aged