title: A phase II study of paclitaxel in platinum pretreated ovarian cancer. A Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group study.
abstract: Paclitaxel was administered at a dose of 175 mg/m2 in a 3-hour infusion every 3 weeks in platinum pretreated patients with ovarian cancer. 51 patients with a median age of 57 years entered the study. 33 (65%) presented with stage III and 18 (35%) with stage IV disease. 39 patients (76%) were previously treated with only one and 12 (24%) with two regimens. The median interval from the last previous chemotherapy was 4 months (range, 1-65). Ninety-eight per cent of the planned dose of paclitaxel was actually delivered. Overall and complete response rate was 26% (13/51) and 16% (8/51), respectively. All complete responses were observed among patients previously treated with only one regimen. Median time to progression was 10.26 months (range, 4.9-25.2+) and median survival 15.6 months (range, 1.3-27.1+). Factors influencing survival were performance status and the number of previous regimens.
authors.affiliation: Agii Anargirr Cancer Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aravantinos
authors.forename: D V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Skarlos
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kosmidis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Athanassiades
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bafaloukos
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Giannakakis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karpathios
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fountzilas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019008:Drug Resistance, Neoplasm; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D017671:Platinum Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D017671:Platinum Compounds; D017239:Paclitaxel