title: A phase II trial of medroxyprogesterone acetate in epithelial ovarian cancers. A Gynecologic Oncology Group study.
abstract: Twenty-four evaluable patients with advanced or recurrent epithelial ovarian carcinoma who progressed on platinum-containing combination chemotherapy were treated with medroxyprogesterone acetate (C.T. Provera) 50 mg orally three times a day until progression of disease. One patient had a partial response (4.2%), 9 patients had stable disease (37.5%), and 14 (58.3%) had increasing disease. The 95% upper confidence limit for response is less than or equal to 18.3%. There was no toxicity associated with its use. C.T. Provera has limited activity in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer who have failed combination chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Albany Medical Center, New York.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Malfetano
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Beecham
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Bundy
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Hatch
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017258:Medroxyprogesterone Acetate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016019:Survival Analysis
chemical_list: D017258:Medroxyprogesterone Acetate