[Preliminary results of treatment of hormone-dependent metastatic carcinoma of the breast with the bromocriptin-medroxyprogesterone acetate combination].

: 14 patients, either of fertile age or perimenopausal and affected with metastatic breast cancer as a consequence of oral contraception, were treated with a combination of medroxyprogesterone acetate and bromocriptine. All patients had previously undergone ovariectomy and, in some cases, mastectomy. Evaluation of results were in accordance with the criteria proposed by the Cooperative Breast Cancer Group. There were no serious side effects and a rapid disappearance of pain; suspension of treatment was never necessary. The good results and the rapid improvement obtained show this treatment to be superior to any experimented up to now by this group of authors.