title: Comparative study of combination chemotherapy of ovarian cancer: cyclophosphamide, adriamycin and cisplatin versus 5-fluorouracil, cyclophosphamide and mitomycin C.
abstract: CAP, a multiple-drug combination therapy using cyclophosphamide (750 mg/m2), adriamycin (20-30 mg/m2) and cisplatin (50-75 mg/m2), was applied to 69 cases of epithelial ovarian cancer. The results of this therapy were compared with those of FAM (involving 5-fluorouracil, cyclophosphamide and mitomycin C) in 47 cases of the same cancer, retrospectively. The 5-year survival rate was 61.6% for cases treated with CAP and 56.3% for cases treated with FAM. All 9 patients at stage Ia treated with CAP are free of disease, however, 3 patients out of 13 at stage Ia treated with FAM experienced a recurrence of the disease and died. In stage III and IV cases with detectable lesions, a response was observed in 61.3% (19/31) treated with CAP and in 10.5% (2/19) treated with FAM.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kure National Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sawada
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamasaki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Urabe
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozaki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yanagita
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takayama
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Taki
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016685:Mitomycin; D008937:Mitomycins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D010440:Peptichemio / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012074:Remission Induction; D016019:Survival Analysis
chemical_list: D008937:Mitomycins; D016685:Mitomycin; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D010440:Peptichemio; D005472:Fluorouracil