title: Randomized phase III trial of chemoimmunotherapy in patients with previously untreated stage III, optimal disease ovarian cancer: a Southwest Oncology Group Study.
abstract: Between 1979 and 1984, 98 patients considered to have stage III epithelial type ovarian cancer and optimal surgical resections (i.e., less than 2 cm residual tumor masses) were randomly assigned to treatment with 2 cm residual tumor masses) were randomly assigned to treatment with doxorubicin + cyclophosphamide + BCG (DC + BCG) vs doxorubicin + cyclophosphamide + cisplatin (DCP) vs. doxorubicin + cyclophosphamide + cisplatin + BCG (DCP + BCG). Seventeen (17%) were considered ineligible on the basis of formal histopathologic review. The pathologically proven complete response rates for DC + BCG, DCP, and DCP + BCG-treated patients were 20, 23, and 41%, respectively, and the median survival durations were 36.8, 48.2, and 57.4 months, respectively. Because of the relatively small sample size, definite conclusions concerning the response or survival impact of adding cisplatin to DC + BCG or BCG to DCP can not be drawn; nevertheless, all three groups of patients experienced prolonged survival durations with approximately 40% of all eligible patients alive at 5 years.
authors.affiliation: Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson 85724.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Alberts
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mason-Liddil
authors.forename: R V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: O'Toole
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Abbott
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kronmal
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Hilgers
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Surwit
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Eyre
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011897:Random Allocation
chemical_list: D001500:BCG Vaccine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D002945:Cisplatin