Our objectives were to assess the efficacy and toxicity of gemcitabine plus cisplatin as first-line therapy in metastatic breast cancer (MBC). Patients with stage IV MBC and no prior chemotherapy for metastatic disease were treated with gemcitabine 1200 mg/m on days 1 and 8, and cisplatin 75 mg/m on day 1 every 21 days. Up to 6 cycles were given. A total of 46 patients with a median age of 49 years (range 24-77) and Karnofsky performance status of 80 or above were enrolled. In total, 238 cycles were administered. Of the 42 patients evaluable for response, seven (17%) achieved a complete response and 27 (64%) a partial response, for an overall response rate of 81% [95% confidence interval (CI) 69-93%]. Median time to progression was 14.9 months (95% CI 0-30.2 months). Median duration of response was 24.2 months (95% CI 11.2-37.3 months). The median survival was 27.9 months (95% CI 23.1-32.7 months), and the 1- and 2-year survival probabilities were 71.4 and 61.4%, respectively. All patients were evaluable for toxicity, and grade 3/4 WHO toxicities included neutropenia (41.3%), anemia (8.7%), thrombocytopenia (8.7%), alopecia (26.1%) and nausea/vomiting (32.6%). We conclude that gemcitabine plus cisplatin is a highly effective and safe first-line treatment for patients with MBC. The time to progression of 14.9 months compares favorably with other standard treatments (anthracyclines, taxanes). A randomized study is required to further investigate the role of this combination as first-line treatment for MBC.
Como parte de una búsqueda estética infatigable, José Ángel Valente se va a acercar al ámbito de la traducción poética a través de la obra de una serie de autores próximos a su modo de pensar. La cercanía a la materia, así como un sentir próximo a la mística, denotarán una afinidad espiritual entre Eugenio Montale y Valente que este último sabrá reconocer trasladando al castellano algunos de los versos más logrados del italiano. En el poema “El arte pobre” apreciaremos un intento de acercamiento entre la estética del gallego y la defendida por el llamado Arte Povera.
Partimos de la sustitución histórica de una cosmovisión trascendente, cuyo símbolo mayor es la cruz, por otra inmanente que encuentra en la esfera su imagen de totalidad. El objetivo de estas páginas consiste en presentar, con el ejemplo de modelos estéticos, el sentido latente de esta traslación. Metodológicamente, nos apoyaremos en fundamentos hermenéuticos relativos a la función del símbolo. La conclusión de nuestro estudio es que, tras un periodo de proliferación de perspectivismos y de necesaria relativización, actualmente asistimos a un momento de reorganización simbólica por vía de un monismo-trascendental.
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