Efficacy of platinum plus cyclophosphamide in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer.
OBJECTIVE
To determine the response rate (RR), 5-year progression-free survival (PFS), and the 5-year survival rate (SVR) of epithelial ovarian cancer patients who received platinum plus cyclophosphamide as adjuvant postoperative chemotherapy.


METHODS
Epithelial ovarian cancer patients who underwent tumor debulking surgery and received platinum plus cyclophosphamide as adjuvant chemotherapy at Vajira Hospital from January 1995 to December 2003 were identified. All clinical and pathological data were reviewed


RESULTS
Among 114 patients included in the present study, 101 patients were evaluable for response. Overall response rate was 79.2%. The 5-year PFS and 5-year SVR were 60.3% (95% confidence interval [95% CI]; 50.5, 70.1%) and 60.7% (95% CI; 50.9, 70.5%) respectively. Subgroup analysis showed better RR, PFS, and SVR in early stage than advanced stage disease.


CONCLUSIONS
The overall RR, 5-year PFS, and 5-year SVR of patients of the whole group were modest. These outcomes were significantly better in the early stage than the advanced stage.
Tangjitgamol
Siriwan
S
Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Medical College and Vajira Hospital, Bangkok 10300, Thailand. siriwanonco@yahoo.com
Mamusirinitaya
Sumonmal
S
Leelahakorn
Surawute
S
Thawaramara
Thaowalai
T
Pataradool
Kamol
K
Suekwatana
Pacheun
P
Sittidilokratna
Kriengkrai
K
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018450:Disease Progression; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009375:Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D017671:Platinum Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013997:Time Factors
D017671:Platinum Compounds; D003520:Cyclophosphamide