title: Prospective trial of cisplatin, adriamycin, and dacarbazine in metastatic mixed mesodermal sarcomas of the uterus and ovary.
abstract: Twenty-four patients with advanced or recurrent uterine (13) and ovarian (11) mixed mesodermal sarcomas received a combination of cisplatin. Adriamycin and dacarbazine (PAD) as initial therapy after surgical debulking. Of the 13 patients with metastatic uterine sarcoma, six (46.1%) remained without evidence of disease (NED) from 8 to 36 months from the start of PAD. The estimated 1-, 2-, and 3-year survivals for these patients were 68%, 68%, and 51%, respectively. Of the 11 ovarian sarcoma patients, five (45.4%) were NED at 5, 7, 32, 56, and 59 months from the start of PAD. The estimated 1-, 2-, and 3-year survivals for these patients were 70%, 35%, and 35%, respectively. The PAD regimen is an active regimen in patients with metastatic uterine and ovarian mixed mesodermal sarcomas and progression-free survival may be improved by maximum debulking surgery prior to the initiation of PAD chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY 14263.
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Piver
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Caglar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Piedmonte
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003606:Dacarbazine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count / Q000187:drug effects; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D010976:Platelet Count / Q000187:drug effects; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D015996:Survival Rate; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D003606:Dacarbazine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D002945:Cisplatin