Chemotherapy (chemo) uses anti-cancer drugs that may be given intravenously (injected into your vein) or by mouth. The drugs travel through the bloodstream to reach cancer cells in most parts of the body.Occasionally, chemo may be given directly into the spinal fluid which surrounds the brain and spinal cord. BREAST CANCER TREATMENT REGIMENS (Part 3 of 6) REGIMEN DOSING Recurrent or Metastatic Breast Cancer—Combination Therapy (continued) AT (doxorubicin + paclitaxel)1,20 Day 1: Doxorubicin 60mg/m 2 IV + paclitaxel 125–200mg/m 2 IV. Breastcancer.org is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing information and community to those touched by this disease. Cell Reproduction Unit Stopping cancer cell growth: Chemo Drugs that stop DNA synthesis/ replication: • Adriamycin and Cytoxan prevent DNA from unwinding properly, Adriamycin and Cytoxan for breast cancer has side effects - learn by reading, watching videos, and listening to cancer-specialist pharmacists give information Treatment Name: AC (Adriamycin® + Cyclo­phospha­mide) followed by THP (Taxol® + Herceptin® + Pertu­zumab) AC (Adriamycin® + Cyclo­phospha­mide) followed by THP (Taxol® + Herceptin® + Pertu­zumab) is a Chemotherapy Regimen for Breast Cancer - early stage Breast cancer is the most prevalent malignancy among women. The causes of breast cancer in the majority of patients remain undetected. Therapies include surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and biologic therapies. Chemotherapy. Doxorubicin (Adriamycin) 60 mg/m 2 IV once on day 1; Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan) 600 mg/m 2 IV once on day 1; 21-day cycle for 6 cycles. Subsequent treatment boy does it affect the eyes! I had Adriamycin/Cytoxan 5 years ago. I remember my nose was always running and my eyes were very irritated. This year Taxotere - around number 8 or 9 my eyes were tearing constantly. POTENTIAL SIDE EFFECTS Cancer cells are rapidly dividing cells. Chemotherapy targets the rapidly dividing cells of the body, the whole body, even the healthy cells.