title: Bleomycin, actinomycin-D, and cisplatin treatment of ovarian germ-cell malignancies contributes to reducing adverse drug reactions.
abstract: Sixteen ovarian germ-cell malignancy (OGCM) patients between 1983 and 1999 were randomly divided into the BEP group (n=6; bleomycin, etoposide and cisplatin) and the BAP group (n=10; bleomycin, actinomycin-D and cisplatin). The patients were evaluated for adverse drug reactions (ADRs) based on severity-grading of the National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria. The ADRs in the BAP group were milder than in the BEP group, as seen in regard to alopecia (p=0.0126), low hemoglobin (p=0.0147), and decreased neutrophil count (p=0.0197). The five-year survival rate was 87.5% in the BAP group and 83.3% in the BEP group, and the difference was not significant (p=0.5954). BAP therapy is likely to be more beneficial for OGCM patients than BEP therapy, because ADRs are reduced with no difference in outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osaka City University Medical School, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-8585, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sumi
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ishiko
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ogita
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D003609:Dactinomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005047:Etoposide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D018237:Germinoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D016019:Survival Analysis
chemical_list: D001761:Bleomycin; D003609:Dactinomycin; D005047:Etoposide; D002945:Cisplatin