title: Phase II trial of mitomycin-C in squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix: a Gynecologic Oncology Group study.
abstract: Fifty-six patients with advanced, persistent, or recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix not previously exposed to cytotoxic drugs, other than as radiosensitizers, were entered into a study of single-agent 20 mg/m2 mitomycin-C every 6 weeks. The overall response rate among the 52 patients evaluable for response was 12% (three complete and three partial responses). Median response duration was 7.3 months. For the entire population, median progression-free interval was 3.0 months, and median survival was 4.9 months. Among 27 patients with pelvic disease only in previously radiated fields, two responses were observed (7%), whereas four responses were observed among 25 patients with extrapelvic disease in nonradiated fields (16%). The most frequent and severe adverse effects were the result of myelosuppression. Based on the modest level of activity observed, no further study of mitomycin-C in squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix is planned.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson 39216, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Thigpen
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Blessing
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Gallup
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maiman
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Soper
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016685:Mitomycin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011379:Prognosis; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D016685:Mitomycin