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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CASE REPORTS
Volume 18, Issue -, Pages 208-211Publisher
INT SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE, INC
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.901812
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Administration; Metronomic; Breast Neoplasms; Meningeal Carcinomatosis
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Objective: Unusual clinical course Background: Meningeal carcinomatosis is a rare complication in breast cancer patients. At present, there are no defined guidelines for its management. The efficacy of systemic treatment seems to depend on its ability to cross the blood-brain-barrier and its interaction with tumor vasculature. Metronomic chemotherapy is a known modality of drug administration able to inhibit tumor angiogenesis. Case Report: We present a case of symptomatic leptomeningeal carcinomatosis from breast cancer successfully treated with capecitabine. Based on the hypothesis that angiogenesis contributes to neoplastic meningitis, the patient was treated with a metronomic schedule that provided long-term clinical benefit with a very low toxicity profile. Conclusions: To assess the real impact of metronomic chemotherapy in patients with meninges involvement, a phase II study will be starting soon in our institution. A review of the literature concerning the management of meningeal carcinomatosis is also presented.
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