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LH-RH analogues in the treatment of young women with early breast cancer: Long-term follow-up of a phase II study

  • Authors:
    • Francesco Recchia
    • Stefano Necozione
    • Massimo Bratta
    • Michele Rosselli
    • Gabriele Guerriero
    • Silvio Rea
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    Affiliations: Oncology Unit, Civilian Hospital, Avezzano, Italy, Clinical Epidemilogy, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy, Carlo Ferri Foundation, Monterotondo, Roma, Italy, Oncology Unit Civilian Hospital, Frascati, Italy
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To prevent premature ovarian failure (POF), high-risk, premenopausal women with early breast cancer were given a luteinizing-hormone releasing hormone (LH-RH) analogue during adjuvant chemotherapy. After an adriamycin-based regimen, patients received radiation therapy concomitant with cyclophosphamide, methotrexate and 5-fluorouracil. An aromatase inhibitor was given to patients positive for the estrogen receptor (ER+). The median age was 43 years (range, 26-45). Among 200 consecutive patients, 46% had no axillary node, and 54% had a mean of 5.4 positive nodes (range, 1-25); 56% were ER+, 44% were estrogen receptor negative (ER-), 13% were triple negative, and 20 had tumors positive for the oncogene, c-erb-B2 (identified with fluorescent in situ hybridization). After a median follow-up of 105 months (range, 65-180), no patient under 40 years old exhibited POF, while 44% of patients over 40 years old exhibited POF. Eight pregnancies were recorded: 7 at term and 1 voluntary interruption. The 10-year disease-free survival and overall survival rates were 85 and 91%, respectively. These data showed that, in premenopausal patients with early breast cancer, the addition of an LH-RH analogue to adjuvant chemotherapy was well tolerated, prevented POF, and was associated with excellent disease-free survival and overall survival rates.
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Recchia F, Necozione S, Bratta M, Rosselli M, Guerriero G and Rea S: LH-RH analogues in the treatment of young women with early breast cancer: Long-term follow-up of a phase II study. Int J Oncol 46: 1354-1360, 2015.
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Recchia, F., Necozione, S., Bratta, M., Rosselli, M., Guerriero, G., & Rea, S. (2015). LH-RH analogues in the treatment of young women with early breast cancer: Long-term follow-up of a phase II study. International Journal of Oncology, 46, 1354-1360. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2014.2811
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Recchia, F., Necozione, S., Bratta, M., Rosselli, M., Guerriero, G., Rea, S."LH-RH analogues in the treatment of young women with early breast cancer: Long-term follow-up of a phase II study". International Journal of Oncology 46.3 (2015): 1354-1360.
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Recchia, F., Necozione, S., Bratta, M., Rosselli, M., Guerriero, G., Rea, S."LH-RH analogues in the treatment of young women with early breast cancer: Long-term follow-up of a phase II study". International Journal of Oncology 46, no. 3 (2015): 1354-1360. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2014.2811
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Recchia F, Necozione S, Bratta M, Rosselli M, Guerriero G and Rea S: LH-RH analogues in the treatment of young women with early breast cancer: Long-term follow-up of a phase II study. Int J Oncol 46: 1354-1360, 2015.
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Recchia, F., Necozione, S., Bratta, M., Rosselli, M., Guerriero, G., & Rea, S. (2015). LH-RH analogues in the treatment of young women with early breast cancer: Long-term follow-up of a phase II study. International Journal of Oncology, 46, 1354-1360. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2014.2811
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Recchia, F., Necozione, S., Bratta, M., Rosselli, M., Guerriero, G., Rea, S."LH-RH analogues in the treatment of young women with early breast cancer: Long-term follow-up of a phase II study". International Journal of Oncology 46.3 (2015): 1354-1360.
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Recchia, F., Necozione, S., Bratta, M., Rosselli, M., Guerriero, G., Rea, S."LH-RH analogues in the treatment of young women with early breast cancer: Long-term follow-up of a phase II study". International Journal of Oncology 46, no. 3 (2015): 1354-1360. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2014.2811
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