title: Ovarian carcinoma: adjuvant treatment with P-32.
abstract: Twenty-eight patients with ovarian carcinoma received 555 MBq of labeled chromic phosphate (P-32) intraperitoneally. Indications for treatment included a high-grade tumor, extracapsular involvement, positive cytologic findings, or residual tumor. Fifteen patients (group 1) had stage I, II, or III completely resected tumor; 13 patients (group 2) had microscopic or less than 3-mm lesions at second-look laparotomy following combination chemotherapy. A major complication occurred in one patient; two patients had minor complications. Overall, 24 of 28 patients (85.7%) were alive at 11-77 months; 23 (82.1%) had no evidence of tumor. Fifteen of 15 (100%) group 1 patients and eight of 13 (61.5%) group 2 patients did not have tumor relapse after 30 months and 28 1/2 months, respectively. P-32 was found to be an effective adjuvant treatment in a select group of patients with ovarian carcinoma who were at high risk for intraabdominal recurrence.
mesh_terms: D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000379:methods; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D002857:Chromium / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017608:Chromium Compounds; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D010710:Phosphates / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010761:Phosphorus Radioisotopes / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011187:Posture; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage
chemical_list: D017608:Chromium Compounds; D010710:Phosphates; D010761:Phosphorus Radioisotopes; D002857:Chromium; C509369:chromic phosphate