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3546949

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-4-23
pubmed:abstractText
A prospective randomized trial has compared cyclophosphamide (CTX) with CTX plus cis-diamminodichloroplatinum (DDP) as the initial chemotherapy for advanced ovarian carcinoma. A secondary randomization compared the addition of BCG treatment to either chemotherapy. The addition of DDP had no measurable impact on survival, but a small survival trend favoring BCG-treated patients was noted (P less than 0.08). Toxicity from BCG treatment was insignificant, but the addition of DDP increased both early nausea and vomiting and later hematologic toxicity. There were three long-term complete remission patients, and these all came from the group of six patients with pretreatment residual disease less than 2 cm. A univariate analysis of pretreatment prognostic factors indicated significantly better prognosis (P less than 0.02) for patients with no palpable tumor, platelet count less than 400,000/mm3, residual tumor less than 2 cm, resting pulse less than 91/min. and LDH less than 250 U/L. The authors conclude that for patients with large (greater than 2 cm) residual disease, there is no compelling evidence that initial combination therapy is superior to aggressive single alkylating agent treatment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0022-4790
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
165-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Randomized trial of the addition of cis-platin (DDP) and/or BCG to cyclophosphamide (CTX) chemotherapy for ovarian carcinoma.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial