title: Cisplatin-based chemotherapy in the management of germ cell tumors of the ovary: The Institut Gustave Roussy Experience.
abstract: The past two decades have seen great improvements in the diagnosis and management of ovarian germ cell tumors. To assess the impact of cisplatin-based chemotherapy, a retrospective review based on a standardized questionnaire was conducted in 54 patients with malignant germ cell neoplasms of the ovary who received cisplatin-based chemotherapy as part of their first-line or salvage therapy at the Institut Gustave Roussy from September 1980 to December 1992. Chemotherapy was administered as primary postoperative treatment in 40 (75%) patients while 14 patients received chemotherapy as part of their salvage treatment for recurrent disease. With a median follow-up of 6 years, the overall survival is 74%. Twenty-three (96%) of the 24 patients who received chemotherapy in an adjuvant setting are alive without evidence of disease compared to 9 (56%) of 16 and 8 (57%) of 14 who were treated for advanced or recurrent disease, respectively. The long-term toxicity was minimal. Among 22 patients who underwent conservative surgery, 13 resumed normal menstrual function. Four patients delivered 5 healthy children. With male germ-cell tumors as a template, cisplatin-based chemotherapy clearly improves the prognosis for patients with ovarian germ cell tumors, especially in the adjuvant setting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Culine
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lhomme
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kattan
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Michel
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Duvillard
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Droz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D018237:Germinoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate
chemical_list: D002945:Cisplatin