摘要
Objective To identify an effective auxiliary therapy for epithelial ovarian cancer. Methods Progesterone acetate given at 250 mg intramuscularly twice a week for 1 month followed by increased administration to 500 mg intramuscularly every two weeks for 3 years was used in combination with platinum based chemotherapy to treat patients with epithelial ovarian cancer as a first-line therapy. Prognoses of the patients receiving progesterone combined with chemotherapy (progesterone group) and those receiving chemotherapy only (control group) were compared. Results Three-year recurrence and survival conditions of the progesterone and control groups were as follows. Stage Ⅰa: no patient relapsed or died in either group. Stage Ⅰb-Ⅰc: three-year recurrence rates were 14.2% and 37.5%, respectively (P=0.2845); three-year survival rates were 92.3% and 87.5% (P=0.7221). Stage Ⅱ: 1 patient relapsed and died among the 3 patients in the progesterone group; among the 4 patients in the control group, 1 patient relapsed, none died. Stage Ⅲ: three-year recurrence rates were 30.8% and 64.3%, respectively (P=0.1170); three-year survival rates were 85.7% and 42.9%, respectively (P=0.005). Stage Ⅳ: 4 patients relapsed and 1 patient died among the 7 patients in the progesterone group; both the patients in the control group relapsed and died. Conclusions The results indicated that progesterone combined with platinum based chemotherapy as a first-line therapy may improve the prognosis of advanced epithelial ovarian cancer, but would not change the prognosis of early stage epithelial ovarian cancer.
Objective To identify an effective auxiliary therapy for epithelial ovarian cancer. Methods Progesterone acetate given at 250 mg intramuscularly twice a week for 1 month followed by increased administration to 500 mg intramuscularly every two weeks for 3 years was used in combination with platinum based chemotherapy to treat patients with epithelial ovarian cancer as a first-line therapy. Prognoses of the patients receiving progesterone combined with chemotherapy (progesterone group) and those receiving chemotherapy only (control group) were compared. Results Three-year recurrence and survival conditions of the progesterone and control groups were as follows. Stage Ⅰa: no patient relapsed or died in either group. Stage Ⅰb-Ⅰc: three-year recurrence rates were 14.2% and 37.5%, respectively (P=0.2845); three-year survival rates were 92.3% and 87.5% (P=0.7221). Stage Ⅱ: 1 patient relapsed and died among the 3 patients in the progesterone group; among the 4 patients in the control group, 1 patient relapsed, none died. Stage Ⅲ: three-year recurrence rates were 30.8% and 64.3%, respectively (P=0.1170); three-year survival rates were 85.7% and 42.9%, respectively (P=0.005). Stage Ⅳ: 4 patients relapsed and 1 patient died among the 7 patients in the progesterone group; both the patients in the control group relapsed and died. Conclusions The results indicated that progesterone combined with platinum based chemotherapy as a first-line therapy may improve the prognosis of advanced epithelial ovarian cancer, but would not change the prognosis of early stage epithelial ovarian cancer.
