ABSTRACT
Objective To determine the efficacy and tolerability of docetaxel plus capecitabine as first-line treatment for breast cancer with liver metastases(BCLM).Methods Forty-two patients with BCLM received oral capecitabine 1900 mg/m~2/d(950 mg/m~2 twice daily)on days 1 through 14 and intravenous infu- sion of Docetaxel at 75 mg/m~2 on day 1 of each 21-day treatment cycle.Patients were evaluated for the re- sponse after two cycles.Results Among these 42 patients,the overall response rate was 54.76% with 4 CR, 19 PR, 9 SD and 6 PD.The clinical benefit rate was 64.28% and the median overall survival time was 17.5 months.The most common treatment-related adverse events were leukopenia(76.1%),neutropenia(71.4%), hand-foot syndrome(45.2%),nausea and vomiting(52.3%),which were mainly gradeⅠ～Ⅱ.Conclusion The combination of docetaxel plus capocitabine is a highly active and generally well-tolerated regimen for first-line treatment of BCLM.