Frontiers of Ovarian Cancer Therapy.
Since the majority of patients with ovarian cancer present with advanced stages of disease, more effective systemic approaches are needed to add to the benefits of surgical staging and debulking. New combinations of taxoids with cisplatin have prolonged survival, and other chemotherapeutic agents are being evaluated. Immunotherapy, including intraperitoneal approaches with monoclonal antibodies, cellular therapies and vaccines, hormone therapy with well-known drugs such as tamoxifen, and gene therapy give promise for the future.
Balat
O
University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
Mohammed
E
Kudelka
AP
Verschraegen
CF
Kavanagh
JJ