title: Treatment of advanced uterine sarcoma with vincristine, actinomycin D, and cyclophosphamide.
abstract: Between 1971 and 1979, seventy-four patients with metastatic or advanced recurrent sarcoma of uterine origin were treated with combination chemotherapy consisting of vincristine, actinomycin D, and cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan). The probability of survival at 2 and 5 years was 23 and 15%, respectively. The response rate for patients with measurable disease was 28.9% (15.6% partial responses and 13.3% complete responses). The median duration of a complete response was 16 months and that of a partial response was 5.5 months. The median survival of the complete responders was prolonged when compared to nonresponders.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D003609:Dactinomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D003609:Dactinomycin; D014750:Vincristine; D003520:Cyclophosphamide