| Literature DB >> 1672178 |
M Bower1, K W Colston, R C Stein, A Hedley, J C Gazet, H T Ford, R C Combes.
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19 patients with locally advanced or cutaneous metastatic breast cancer were treated with the topical vitamin D analogue calcipotriol 100 micrograms daily. 14 patients completed 6 weeks' treatment; 3 showed a 50% reduction in the bidimensional diameter of treated lesions and 1 other patient showed a minimal response. 2 patients became hypercalcaemic during treatment. In all patients who responded the tumours contained receptors for 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3, shown by immunocytochemistry.Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID: 1672178 DOI: 10.1016/0140-6736(91)90280-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Lancet ISSN: 0140-6736 Impact factor: 79.321