[Remarkable effect of the combination therapy of etoposide, epiadriamycin, and CDDP (EAP) in the treatment of metachronous lung metastases of breast cancer--a case report].

A case of metachronous lung metastasis treated by the combination therapy of Etoposide, Epiadriamycin and CDDP (modified EAP) is reported. A 47-year-old female who had undergone standard radical mastectomy for left. breast cancer was shown to have multiple metastases to the right. lung two years and seven months after surgery. The metastatic lesions disappeared after six series of modified EAP (VP 16 450 mg + ADR 40 mg + CDDP 100 mg/body) x 6 in seven months. Major side effects such as leukopenia and thrombocytopenia were not observed during the course. No recurrence had been noted for 14 months since the disappearance of the metastatic lesions. It is thus emphasized that the effect of EAP may be expected for the treatment of breast cancer.