title: Combination chemotherapy of ovarian carcinoma with cisplatinum and treosulfan--a phase II study.
abstract: Twenty-one patients with advanced ovarian carcinoma were treated with a combination of cisplatinum and treosulfan. The overall response rate by clinical and ultrasound assessment was 86%, but ultrasound was less optimistic in assessing 'completeness' of response (48% compared with 67% clinically). The median actuarial survival was 21 months. There was a 54.9% probability of survival at 43 months in those patients with a complete response and a median survival of 15 months in patients with a partial response. The data suggest that while short-term survival may depend upon the extent of residual disease, longer-term survival is determined by response to chemotherapy. The only toxicity of note was haematological.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002066:Busulfan / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality
chemical_list: C018404:treosulfan; D002066:Busulfan; D002945:Cisplatin