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BMC CANCER
Volume 11, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-11-179
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Breast cancer Docetaxel; Neoadjuvant therapy; Quality of life
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- Sanofi-Aventis Pharmaceutical, Surrey, UK
- Thai Royal Army, Bangkok, Thailand
- Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand
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Background: Weekly docetaxel has occasionally been used in the neoadjuvant to downstage breast cancer to reduce toxicity and possibly enhance quality of life. However, no studies have compared the standard three weekly regimen to the weekly regimen in terms of quality of life. The primary aim of our study was to compare the effects on QoL of weekly versus 3-weekly sequential neoadjuvant docetaxel. Secondary aims were to determine the clinical and pathological responses, incidence of Breast Conserving Surgery (BCS), Disease Free Survival (DFS) and Overall Survival (OS). Methods: Eighty-nine patients receiving four cycles of doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide were randomised to receive twelve cycles of weekly docetaxel (33 mg/m(2)) or four cycles of 3-weekly docetaxel (100 mg/m(2)). The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast and psychosocial questionnaires were completed. Results: At a median follow-up of 71.5 months, there was no difference in the Trial Outcome Index scores between treatment groups. During weekly docetaxel, patients experienced less constipation, nail problems, neuropathy, tiredness, distress, depressed mood, and unhappiness. There were no differences in overall clinical response (93% vs. 90%), pathological complete response (20% vs. 27%), and breast-conserving surgery (BCS) rates (49% vs. 42%). Disease-free survival and overall survival were similar between treatment groups. Conclusions: Weekly docetaxel is well-tolerated and has less distressing side-effects, without compromising therapeutic responses, Breast Conserving Surgery (BCS) or survival outcomes in the neoadjuvant setting. Trial registration: ISRCTN: ISRCTN09184069
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