[Adjuvant chemotherapy of premenopausal breast cancer with LH-RH analogue for ovarian protection--a case report].

We report a case in which the LH-RH analogue, goserelin acetate was administered to a 26-year-old female patient diagnosed with premenopausal breast cancer and concurrently receiving anthracycline-based adjuvant chemotherapy for ovarian protection. After radical operation, pathological diagnosis showed that adjuvant chemotherapy was indicated. As she hoped for childbirth, at first goserelin was injected twice and then adjuvant chemotherapy was undergone concurrently with goserelin acetate for ovarian protection. The adjuvant chemotherapy consisted of 4 cycles of every four week intravenous dripinjection of adriamycin 50 mg/m2 and cyclophosphamide 500 mg/m2. The chemotherapy and goserelin acetate were completed at the same time. Menstruation recovered about two months after the finish of adjuvant therapy and was well-regulated after recovery. It is suggested that goserelin combined adjuvant chemotherapy for premenopausal breast cancer may be useful for ovarian protection.