title: Randomised study of immunotherapy with OK-432 in uterine cervical carcinoma.
abstract: OK-432, a streptococcal preparation, was administered to patients with stage Ib and II cervical carcinoma except for adeno- and adenosquamous carcinomas. To evaluate the efficacy of OK-432 precisely, 177 patients were stratified by clinical stage, radiotherapy, and lymph node metastasis after complete radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy. Within each stratum, patients were divided randomly into OK-432 and control groups. 85 patients received OK-432 and 92 patients did not. No significant difference was observed in overall 5-year disease free rates between the OK-432 and the control groups, although the mean diameter of erythema on SU-polysaccharide (SU-PS) skin test was larger in the OK-432 group than in the control group. In stage IIb, a significant difference was observed between the OK-432 and control groups. This difference, however, could be attributed in part to the different incidence of the lymph node metastasis. In stage II without lymph node metastasis, 5-year disease free rate was significantly higher in the OK-432 group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kikkawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawai
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oguchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kojima
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iwata
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tomoda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Arii
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kuzuya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010844:Picibanil / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D010844:Picibanil