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CAF combination chemotherapy in breast cancer patients with liver metastasis | ||
| Journal of the Faculty of Medicine | ||
| Article 1, Volume 51, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 236-238 | ||
| Authors | ||
| ; ; Khudair J. Al Rawak | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Summary: Background: management modalities for liver metastasis from primary breast cancer are evolving steadily but systemic chemotherapy remains the mainstay of treatment. Patients and methods: 30 patients with breast carcinoma and liver metastasis managed at (Baghdad teaching hospital) during the period from Jan. 2005 to Jan. 2007. Results: 16 patients showed response to chemotherapy. 20% complete response was found and 33% showed partial response 57% went into progressive disease. The duration of response lasted for less than six months in 4 patients and more than six months in two patients. Conclusion: chemotherapy remains the mainstay of treatment of liver metastasis but new modalities of treatment add much for chemotherapy if used in combination. Key words: breast cancer, liver metastasis, chemotherapy | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Breast Cancer; liver metastasis; chemotherapy | ||
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