Endocrine therapy for the treatment of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis in luminal breast cancer: a comprehensive review

L Fernandes, LV de Matos, D Cardoso, M Saraiva… - CNS …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Leptomeningeal disease (LMD) represents a devastating complication of advanced breast
cancer (ABC), with survival of< 5 months with multimodal treatment. The role of endocrine …

Complete response and long-term survival of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis from breast cancer with maintenance endocrine therapy

MM Almajed, K Esfahani, M Pelmus… - Case Reports, 2016 - casereports.bmj.com
Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis carries a poor prognosis in breast cancer. Treatment
modalities are geared towards tumour molecular characteristics, as well as symptoms and …

[HTML][HTML] Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis and breast cancer: a systematic review of current evidence on diagnosis, treatment and prognosis

L Mollica, C Leli, S Puglisi, S Sardi, F Sottotetti - Drugs in Context, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LC) is a rare but challenging manifestation of advanced
breast cancer with a severe impact on morbidity and mortality. We performed a systematic …

Optimal management of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis in breast cancer patients—a systematic review

S Dudani, S Mazzarello, J Hilton, B Hutton… - Clinical Breast …, 2016 - Elsevier
The incidence of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis in breast cancer patients (LC-BC) is
increasing. Despite significantly affecting patient quality of life (QoL) and overall survival …

A Comprehensive Review of Current Treatment Modalities for Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis in Breast Cancer

CD Morris, C Humphrey, P Dillon - Critical Reviews in Oncology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LC) is a metastatic complication of breast cancer that
imparts a very poor prognosis and distressing neurologic symptoms in affected patients …

Complete response of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis secondary to breast cancer

I Troussier, C Canova, G Klausner - The Breast, 2020 - Elsevier
Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LC) is an unmet medical need associated with death in 4–
6 weeks without treatment, delayed by 4 months in some patients with favorable prognosis …

Radiotherapy for leptomeningeal carcinomatosis in breast cancer patients: A narrative review

E Pawłowska, A Romanowska, J Jassem - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis (LC) is a rare event in breast cancer (BC)
patients that carries an abysmal prognosis. Little progress has been made in this field in the …

Breast leptomeningeal disease: a review of current practices and updates on management

NB Figura, VT Rizk, AJ Armaghani, JA Arrington… - Breast Cancer Research …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose Leptomeningeal disease (LMD) is an advanced metastatic disease presentation
portending a poor prognosis with minimal treatment options. The advent and widespread …

Pharmacotherapy for leptomeningeal disease in breast cancer

R Bartsch, KJ Jerzak, L Larrouquere, V Müller… - Cancer Treatment …, 2023 - Elsevier
Clinical data supporting the best therapeutic approach in leptomeningeal disease (LMD;
also known as leptomeningeal metastases or leptomeningeal carcinomatosis) are lacking …

The necessity of intrathecal chemotherapy for the treatment of breast cancer patients with leptomeningeal metastasis: a systematic review and pooled analysis

YC Lee, CC Hsieh, JP Chuang, CY Li - Current problems in cancer, 2017 - Elsevier
Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis is a devastating disease. Despite its numerous
complications, intrathecal (IT) chemotherapy remains a longstanding treatment for …