Long-term remission of excessive liver metastases in a breast cancer patient with chronic alcohol abuse using a monotherapy with trastuzumab

Anticancer Drugs. 2005 Feb;16(2):199-200. doi: 10.1097/00001813-200502000-00012.

Abstract

We report on the successful treatment of a 43-year-old breast cancer patient with excessive liver metastases and chronic alcohol abuse. After first occurrence of hepatic metastases, systemic and interventional therapies were performed, and resulted in short-term partial remission. Finally, an excessive progression of the hepatic metastases was diagnosed. A systemic therapy with weekly trastuzumab (Herceptin) infusions was induced and a complete remission was achieved that is ongoing now for over 45 months.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Alcoholism / complications
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use*
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Disease-Free Survival
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / complications
  • Liver Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Remission Induction
  • Trastuzumab

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Trastuzumab