Prolonged Response and Restoration of Functional Independence with Bevacizumab plus Vinorelbine as Third-Line Treatment for Breast Cancer-Related Leptomeningeal Metastases

Prolonged Response and Restoration of Functional Independence with Bevacizumab plus Vinorelbine as Third-Line Treatment for Breast Cancer-Related Leptomeningeal Metastases

Background: Survival of patients with leptomeningeal metastases (LM) and impaired functional status is limited to several months, and rarely does neurological function improve with treatment. Case Report: A 34-year-old female with hormone-negative and HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer was diagn...

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Main Authors: Emilie Le Rhun, Sophie Taillibert, Thomas Boulanger, Fahed Zairi, Jacques Bonneterre, Marc C. Chamberlain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2015-02-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncology
Subjects:
Leptomeningeal metastases
Neoplastic meningitis
Breast cancer
Bevacizumab
Quality of life
Symptom control
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/375293

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