Andre Marcio Murad, MD, PhD
Articles by Andre Marcio Murad, MD, PhD

Both paclitaxel and gemcitabine (Gemzar) have shown activity andmanageable toxicity when used as single agents in heavily pretreatedpatients with metastatic breast cancer. This phase II study evaluatedtheir use in combination for metastatic breast cancer patients whosedisease recurred or progressed following treatment with anthracyclinecontainingregimens.

Gemcitabine and Paclitaxel as Salvage Therapy in Metastatic Breast Cancer
ByAndre Marcio Murad, MD, PhD,Rodrigo Cunha Guimarães, MD,Bruno Cortes Aragão, MD,Antonio Orlando Scalabrini-neto, MD,Victor Hugo Rodrigues, MD,Renato Garcia In a phase II trial, 29 patients with anthracycline-pretreated or anthracycline-resistant metastatic breast cancer in whom anthracycline-containing first- or second-line chemotherapy failed received combination paclitaxel

A Pharmacoeconomic Comparison of UFT and 5-FU Chemotherapy for Colorectal Cancer in South America
ByAndre Marcio Murad, MD, PhD,Carlos Augusto De Andrade, MD,Carlos Delfino, MD,Steven Arikian, MD,Neeta Sinha, MA The escalating role played by managed care organizations in the health-care system is reflected in the increased demand for cost-effectiveness analyses (CEAs) to assess the balance between economic impact