title: Factors affecting the response of recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix to cisplatin.
abstract: From June 1977 to June 1987 74 patients were treated with cisplatin for recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix as the primary chemotherapeutic agent. Sixty-eight patients were evaluable for response or survival. Patients with disease confined to the chest had a 53% complete response rate with an overall response rate of 73%. Patients with localized pelvic recurrences or persistence demonstrated no complete responses and a 21% overall response rate. Isolated chest metastases are more likely to respond to cisplatin than pelvic recurrences (P = 0.0007); however, location of recurrence did not significantly alter survival (mean 22.7 months versus 14.1 months; P = 0.24.). Concomitant disease in other locations reduced the likelihood of response in the chest (P less than 0.05) by virtue of lack of response in those other sites. Lesion size, clinical stage, patient age, and duration from primary treatment to recurrence were not of significance with regard to response or survival. When evaluating response to chemotherapy in recurrent cervical cancer, location of metastasis and effect on survival must be considered.
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama Birmingham Hospital, Division of GYN Oncology 35294.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Potter
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Hatch
authors.forename: M Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Potter
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Shingleton
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Baker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D002945:Cisplatin