CYTOSARCOMA CHEMO TREATMENT? - Treatment options for metastatic cytosarcoma

	Asked by faye (Male ) on Thu 03, Apr 2008 01:29pm :
	I HAVE METASTATIC CYTOSARCOMA TO LUNG (FROM BREAST)THE ONLY CHOICE OF TREATMENT I KNOW OF IS IFOSFAMIDE 10 GRAMS PER METER&ADRIAMYCIN 75 GRAMS METER SQUARED IN A HIGH DOSE 1 WEEK ON 2 WEEKS OFF, OR CANCER TREATMENT CENTER OF AMERICA OFFERS 1DAY EVERY WEEK CHEMO TAXOL 60MG,IFOSFAMIDE 2000 MG (AND DOXIL 20MG EVERY OTHER WEEK) WHAT IS THE BEST OPTION? FAYE
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	Answer by Dr Fernando, MD (oncologist) on Thu 03, Apr 2008 09:01pm: Hi, Breast cytosarcomas (also known as phyllodes sarcomas) are rare tumor types. Because of this, systemic chemotherapy regimens used to treat these types of tumors have only been tested on small numbers of patients. Since there is no large scale testing of regimens, we really don't have any hard evidence measuring the efficacy of one regimen against another. So we can't tell if Ifosfamide plus Adriamycin is actually better than Taxol, Ifosfamide and Doxil combination. If your tumor responds to the treatment, then that would be the best option for you. Aside from the chemotherapy, there would also be an added benefit if the metastatic lesion to the lung can be surgically excised (the procedure is called metastasectomy). This can be done either before the chemotherapy or after. If the chemotherapy comes before the excision, the chemo would serve to decrease the size of the lung lesion so that surgery would be less extensive. Thank you for using our service.  If you are satisfied with the answer or if you want a detailed answer for your question, please make a donation and request for further clarifications.  Our oncologists will provide an elaborate answer for your clarification.   Please make a donation by clicking the button below. You may donate using funds from your PayPal account or Credit Card. Please rate my answer (select the stars below, no need to log in.)
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