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<Articles JournalTitle="Basic &amp; Clinical Cancer Research">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Basic &amp; Clinical Cancer Research</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>2228-6527</Issn>
      <Volume>14</Volume>
      <Issue>2</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2023</Year>
        <Month>08</Month>
        <Day>29</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">Eribulin alongwith capecitabine in relapsed carcinoma breast- a retrospective single-Institutional study.</title>
    <FirstPage>113</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>122</LastPage>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Soumita</FirstName>
        <LastName>Poddar</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Assistant Professor, Department of Radiotherapy,  &#xA0;Murshidabad Medical college and Hospital.&#xA0;</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Amitabha</FirstName>
        <LastName>Chakrabarti</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Associate Professor,                  Department of Radiotherapy,                  R.G.Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata.                Designation in Murshidabad Medical college and Hospital:                      Associate Professor.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Bodhisattwa</FirstName>
        <LastName>Dutta</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Present Designation: Specialist, Grade 2, Department of Radiation Oncology,                                                       Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata.                       Designation in Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital: Medical                               Officer (Specialist). Murshidabad Medical college and Hospital.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Santu</FirstName>
        <LastName>Mondal</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Radiotherapy, I.P.G.M.E.R and S.S.K.M Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>SK. MD. Rejakul</FirstName>
        <LastName>Islam</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Residential Medical Officer cum Clinical Tutor, Department of                    Radiotherapy, Murshidabad Medical college and Hospital.</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Azizul</FirstName>
        <LastName>Purkait</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">RMO cum Clinical Tutor, Department Radiotherapy, Murshidabad                         Medical college and Hospital.</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2023</Year>
        <Month>01</Month>
        <Day>23</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2023</Year>
        <Month>02</Month>
        <Day>21</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">Background: 
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&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0; Carcinoma &#xA0;breast &#xA0;is &#xA0;most &#xA0;commonly &#xA0;diagnosed &#xA0;cancer &#xA0;at &#xA0;present. Due &#xA0;to &#xA0;systemic &#xA0;nature &#xA0;of &#xA0;disease, &#xA0;chemotherapy &#xA0;plays &#xA0;an &#xA0;important &#xA0;role &#xA0;in &#xA0;treatment &#xA0;of &#xA0;carcinoma breast. &#xA0;Relapse (loco-regional or metastatic) &#xA0;is&#xA0; not &#xA0;uncommon &#xA0;in &#xA0;this &#xA0;disease. &#xA0;Both &#xA0;eribulin &#xA0;and &#xA0;capecitabine &#xA0;are &#xA0;effective &#xA0;as &#xA0;single &#xA0;agent &#xA0;in &#xA0;relapsed &#xA0;disease.&#xA0; In&#xA0; this&#xA0; single-institutional&#xA0; retrospective&#xA0; study,&#xA0; eribulin&#xA0; and&#xA0; capecitabine&#xA0; have&#xA0; been used&#xA0; as&#xA0; combination&#xA0; chemotherapy regimen in patients&#xA0; with&#xA0; relapsed&#xA0; carcinoma&#xA0; breast.
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Marerials and methods:
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&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0; Patients &#xA0;diagnosed &#xA0;to &#xA0;have &#xA0;relapsed &#xA0;carcinoma &#xA0;of &#xA0;breast, &#xA0;&#xA0;who &#xA0;were &#xA0;ER and/or &#xA0;PR positive, &#xA0;Her-2/neu negative &#xA0;or &#xA0;triple negative &#xA0;and &#xA0;received &#xA0;eribulin &#xA0;alongwith capecitabine, &#xA0;were &#xA0;included &#xA0;in &#xA0;our &#xA0;study. &#xA0;Primary &#xA0;objective &#xA0;of &#xA0;this &#xA0;study &#xA0;was &#xA0;to &#xA0;assess &#xA0;response, &#xA0;progression-free &#xA0;survival (PFS) &#xA0;and &#xA0;overall &#xA0;survival (OS). &#xA0;Secondary objective &#xA0;was &#xA0;toxicity &#xA0;assessment.
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Results: 
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&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0; 48&#xA0; patients &#xA0;were &#xA0;included &#xA0;in &#xA0;our &#xA0;study.&#xA0; Median &#xA0;age &#xA0;of &#xA0;patients &#xA0;was &#xA0;56 years.&#xA0; Thirty six (75%) &#xA0;patients &#xA0;had &#xA0;ER and/or PR positive status &#xA0;and &#xA0;twelve (25%) &#xA0;patients &#xA0;had &#xA0;ER/PR negative &#xA0;status. Five (10.4%) &#xA0;patients &#xA0;achieved &#xA0;complete &#xA0;response (CR). &#xA0;Thirty two (66.7%) &#xA0;patients &#xA0;achieved &#xA0;partial &#xA0;response (PR). &#xA0;Disease &#xA0;was &#xA0;stable (SD) &#xA0;in &#xA0;nine (18.8%) patients. &#xA0;Two (4.2%) patients &#xA0;suffered &#xA0;from &#xA0;progressive &#xA0;disease (PD).&#xA0; Median&#xA0;&#xA0; Progression-free survival (PFS)&#xA0; was&#xA0; 10.15 months.&#xA0; Mean&#xA0; of&#xA0; PFS&#xA0; of&#xA0; patients&#xA0; was&#xA0; 10.72 (95% CI- 9.72-11.72)&#xA0; months.&#xA0; Median&#xA0; overall survival (OS)&#xA0; was&#xA0; 18.15 months.&#xA0; Mean&#xA0; of&#xA0; overall&#xA0; survival of&#xA0; patients&#xA0; was&#xA0; 19.56 (95% CI- 17.9-21.22) months.
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&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0; Nineteen (39.6%)&#xA0; and&#xA0; three (6.2%) &#xA0;patients &#xA0;experienced &#xA0;grade 2 &#xA0;and &#xA0;grade 3 &#xA0;anemia &#xA0;respectively. &#xA0;Eighteen (37.5%) &#xA0;and &#xA0;two (4.2%) &#xA0;patients &#xA0;suffered &#xA0;from &#xA0;grade 2 &#xA0;and &#xA0;grade 3 neutropenia &#xA0;respectively. &#xA0;One &#xA0;patients &#xA0;experienced &#xA0;grade 2 &#xA0;thrombocytopenia. &#xA0;Nineteen (39.6%) &#xA0;patients &#xA0;experienced &#xA0;grade 2 &#xA0;diarrhoea. &#xA0;One &#xA0;patients &#xA0;suffered &#xA0;from &#xA0;grade 3 diarrhoea. &#xA0;Palmo-plantor &#xA0;erythrodysesthesia &#xA0;was &#xA0;seen &#xA0;in &#xA0;eight (16.7%)&#xA0; patients. Six (12.5%) patients &#xA0;suffered &#xA0;from &#xA0;grade 2 &#xA0;neuropathy. Two (4.2%) &#xA0;patients &#xA0;experienced &#xA0;grade 3 neuropathy. &#xA0;Fatigue &#xA0;was &#xA0;seen &#xA0;in &#xA0;19 (39.6%) &#xA0;patients.
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Conclusion:
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&#xA0;&#xA0;&#xA0; Eribulin &#xA0;alongwith &#xA0;capectabine &#xA0;can &#xA0;be &#xA0;used &#xA0;in &#xA0;patients &#xA0;with &#xA0;relapsed &#xA0;carcinoma &#xA0;breast, &#xA0;in &#xA0;whom &#xA0;anthracycline &#xA0;and &#xA0;taxane &#xA0;have &#xA0;previously &#xA0;been &#xA0;used; &#xA0;with response &#xA0;rate &#xA0;and &#xA0;survival &#xA0;better &#xA0;than &#xA0;either &#xA0;single &#xA0;agent &#xA0;chemotherapy. &#xA0;This &#xA0;regimen &#xA0;is &#xA0;important &#xA0;particularly &#xA0;for &#xA0;TNBC, &#xA0;where &#xA0;option &#xA0;for &#xA0;chemotherapy &#xA0;is &#xA0;limited.</abstract>
    <web_url>https://bccr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/bccrj/article/view/464</web_url>
  </Article>
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