title: Chemotherapy for ovarian germ cell tumours.
abstract: 59 patients were treated for newly diagnosed metastatic ovarian germ cell tumours with POMB/ACE chemotherapy (which contains cisplatinum, vincristine, methotrexate, bleomycin, actinomycin D, cyclophosphamide and etoposide). The median follow-up was 7.7 years. The 3 year survival is 87.8% (95% confidence interval 76.9-93.9%) and no relapses occurred more than 3 years after treatment. 4 (7%) patients had primary drug resistance to POMB/ACE and 4 (7%) have relapsed. One patient in complete remission developed secondary acute myeloid leukaemia after receiving a total of 1.3 g/m2 etoposide. 6 of 12 (50%) patients referred at relapse were salvaged by POMB/ACE. 14 of 33 (42%) women (> 18 years old) have had successful pregnancies after fertility conserving surgery and chemotherapy with no congenital abnormalities reported. The POMB/ACE regimen is as efficacious as other published regimens for ovarian germ cell tumours (OGCT) and balances a low incidence of life-threatening toxicity with a high success rate.
authors.affiliation: Medical Oncology Unit, Charing Cross Hospital, London, U.K.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bower
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fife
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Holden
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Paradinas
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Rustin
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Newlands
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D003609:Dactinomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D005047:Etoposide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D018237:Germinoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D002955:Leucovorin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic; D012074:Remission Induction; D016879:Salvage Therapy; D015996:Survival Rate; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D001761:Bleomycin; D003609:Dactinomycin; D014750:Vincristine; D005047:Etoposide; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D002945:Cisplatin; D002955:Leucovorin; D008727:Methotrexate