[A case of lung and pleural metastases from breast cancer responding to toremifene]

A patient with lung and pleural metastases from breast cancer treated effectively with toremifene is reported. A 62-year-old woman underwent mastectomy for breast cancer, and had high levels of estrogen and progesterone receptor. After 2-years of adjuvant UFT therapy, lung and pleural metastases were seen on a chest x-ray. The patient received a high-dose of toremifene (120 mg/day). After five months with toremifene, a chest x-ray and CT scan showed the disappearance of lung and pleural metastases. No recurrence or metastases have been detected for twenty months to date. No serious side effects were noticed. High-dose toremifene might be an effective therapy for cases of postmenopausal metastatic breast cancer, with high levels of estrogen and progesterone receptor.