title: A phase II evaluation of cisplatin, bleomycin, and mitomycin-C in patients with recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix.
abstract: Cisplatin, bleomycin, and mitomycin-C were used to treat 25 patients with recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix. Six patients had a partial response, yielding a total response rate of 27%. Nine patients had stable disease. The median survival for the whole group was 30 weeks. The median survival for responders was 32 weeks. The median progression free interval for the whole group was 12 weeks and the median progression-free free interval for responders was 14 weeks. The toxicities noted were primarily nausea, vomiting, and myelosuppression. The combination of cisplatin, bleomycin, and mitomycin-C has modest effectiveness in the treatment of recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix, but represents no improvement over single-agent chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa 33612.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Hoffman
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Kavanagh
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: LaPolla
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Fiorica
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hewitt
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cavanagh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016685:Mitomycin; D008937:Mitomycins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013997:Time Factors; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality
chemical_list: D008937:Mitomycins; D001761:Bleomycin; D016685:Mitomycin; D002945:Cisplatin