title: Paclitaxel/carboplatin versus cyclophosphamide/carboplatin in peritoneal carcinomatosis of the ovary.
abstract: The preceding platinum-based combination chemotherapy could possibly reduce tumor masses, allowing for adequate surgical debulking in advanced ovarian cancer. In this study, a total of 18 patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis of the ovary were evaluated between 1996 and 2003. All patients underwent open biopsy for the histopathologic confirmation of ovarian tumor. Forty-one percent of the patients (8/18) were administered six cycles of carboplatin/cyclophosphamide (CP) and the rest were administered six cycles of paclitaxel/carboplatin (TP) as a neoadjuvant chemotherapy (10/18). After six cycles of chemotherapy metastases to the peritoneum, Douglas' pouch, diaphragm, and liver serosa were higher in the CP group than the TP group (p < 0.05). All patients also had a better performance status (WHO performance status 0 or 1), but no statistical difference was observed between either group (p > 0.05). Optimal debulking surgery rates were significantly higher in the TP group (p < 0.05). In conclusion, we suggest paclitaxel/carboplatin in peritoneal carcinomatosis of the ovary as a neoadjuvant chemotherapy. However, large prospective, randomized studies should be performed in patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis of the ovary.
authors.affiliation: University of Gaziantep, Medical Faculty, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gaziantep, Turkey.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Balat
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016190:Carboplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D018269:Carcinoma, Endometrioid / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D018284:Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016879:Salvage Therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D016190:Carboplatin; D017239:Paclitaxel