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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3 Suppl 6
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-8-15
pubmed:abstractText
Nineteen single agents have activity in patients with advanced or recurrent carcinoma of the cervix. The agents that have attracted the greatest attention, however, are the platinum compounds and ifosfamide. Although most phase II trials combining these agents demonstrate activity but not relative merit, a recent phase III randomized trial shows that ifosfamide/cisplatin yields a superior response rate than cisplatin alone (33% v 19%, respectively). An ongoing randomized study is evaluating cisplatin/ifosfamide with or without bleomycin on the basis of a number of phase II reports suggesting a high order of activity for the three-drug combination. Randomized trials in less advanced disease demonstrate superior response rate, progression-free interval, and overall survival for concomitant chemoradiation in patients with stage IIIB to IVA disease. Regimens with demonstrated efficacy in this setting include hydroxyurea plus radiation and cisplatin/5-fluorouracil plus radiation. Of two randomized trials of cisplatin/ifosfamide/bleomycin followed by radiation versus radiation alone, the one completed study shows no overall advantage for the combined approach but does suggest an improved 32-month survival in patients with stage IIIB disease. The other trial is ongoing, with an early observation of a superior response rate with the combined approach. Current recommendations are to use ifosfamide/cisplatin as the treatment of choice for advanced or recurrent disease and concomitant chemoradiation with either hydroxyurea or cisplatin/5-fluorouracil for stage IIIB to IVA disease.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0093-7754
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
56-64
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8677451-Antibiotics, Antineoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:8677451-Antineoplastic Agents, pubmed-meshheading:8677451-Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating, pubmed-meshheading:8677451-Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, pubmed-meshheading:8677451-Bleomycin, pubmed-meshheading:8677451-Carcinoma, pubmed-meshheading:8677451-Cisplatin, pubmed-meshheading:8677451-Clinical Trials, Phase II as Topic, pubmed-meshheading:8677451-Clinical Trials, Phase III as Topic, pubmed-meshheading:8677451-Disease-Free Survival, pubmed-meshheading:8677451-Female, pubmed-meshheading:8677451-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:8677451-Ifosfamide, pubmed-meshheading:8677451-Radiotherapy, Adjuvant, pubmed-meshheading:8677451-Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, pubmed-meshheading:8677451-Remission Induction, pubmed-meshheading:8677451-Survival Rate, pubmed-meshheading:8677451-Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
The role of ifosfamide and systemic therapy in the management of carcinoma of the cervix.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, 39216, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review