Objective:The aim of our study was to evaluate the clinical efficacy and tolerability of metronomic chemotherapy in patients with advanced ovarian carcinoma.Methods:Fifteen patients with advanced ovarian carcinoma a...Objective:The aim of our study was to evaluate the clinical efficacy and tolerability of metronomic chemotherapy in patients with advanced ovarian carcinoma.Methods:Fifteen patients with advanced ovarian carcinoma and bad performance status were subjected to daily cyclophosphamide(CTX) after failure of 1st line chemotherapy which included paclitaxel and carboplatin.Evaluation of the cases during treatment as regard treatment side effects and progression free survival.Results:Patients could tolerate low dose oral cyclophosphamide treatment without considerable side effects with improvement of performance status.The mean progression free survival was 12 months.Conclusion:Low dose oral cyclophosphamide could be considered as a palliative treatment of pretreated ovarian carcinomas with poor performance status.展开更多
Objective: To investigate the clinical efficacy of intraperitoneal chemotherapy before surgery for ovarian cancer. Methods: 60 patients with stages Ⅱ-Ⅳ of ovarian cancer were treated with intraperitoneal chemother...Objective: To investigate the clinical efficacy of intraperitoneal chemotherapy before surgery for ovarian cancer. Methods: 60 patients with stages Ⅱ-Ⅳ of ovarian cancer were treated with intraperitoneal chemotherapy of CAP or TP regimen followed by a surgery treatment and another chemotherapy for 6 cycles. And then the efficiency of the therapy was evaluated by analyzing the changes of ascites, the serum CA-125 and CA-19-9 levels and the findings in the operation, and investigating the recurrence of cancer and the survival. Results: After 1-3 cycles of intraperitoneal chemotherapy, serum levels of CA-125 and CA-19-9 and carcinous ascites significantly reduced in all patients, ascites reduce was over 50% in 98.3% cases; all cases were successfully treated with cytoreduction and it was found during the operation that bulky tumor was reduced and looser so as to be easily isolated and removed; PFS of the patients was prolonged, while the toxicity and side-effects were not so serious as beyond the patient toleration. Conclusion: Intraperitoneal chemotherapy before surgery for ovarian cancer has an active efficacy in clinic, being able to improve conditions of surgery and increase the opportunity of maximal cytoreduction, and prolong survival of the patients, and should be a good selection for the treatment of advanced ovarian cancer.展开更多
Objective:The aim of this study was to compare the serum CA125 regression in advanced ovarian carcinoma patients treated with paclitaxel/platinum (TP) and platinum/epirubicin/ifosfamide (PAC) during early chemotherapy...Objective:The aim of this study was to compare the serum CA125 regression in advanced ovarian carcinoma patients treated with paclitaxel/platinum (TP) and platinum/epirubicin/ifosfamide (PAC) during early chemotherapy.The relationship between survival and CA125 regression during first line chemotherapy was evaluated.Methods:This retrospective investigation assessed 122 and 95 patients with stages IIc-IV ovarian carcinoma who underwent initial surgery followed by TP or PAC chemotherapy,respectively.Only epithelial ovarian cancers were included.CA125 half-life was calculated by mono-compartmental logarithmic regression.Every patient's nadir CA125 concentration was also studied.T-test was used in comparing CA125 half-life and nadir CA125 between two groups.Survival analyses for progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) used univariate (Kaplan-Meier) and multivariate (Cox) models for all of the patients.Results:There was not significant difference in CA125 half-life and nadir CA125 concentration between two groups (P > 0.05).CA125 half-life and nadir CA125 concentration had a univariate prognostic value for PFS and OS (P < 0.0001) in all of the patients.However pre-chemotherapy CA125 and different chemotherapy agents were not prognostic factors for PFS and for OS (P > 0.05,for each).In Cox models,CA125 half-life (P=0.0006),residual tumour (P < 0.0001),and nadir concentration (P=0.0032) were significant prognostic factors for disease free survival (DFS).For OS,CA125 half-life (P=0.0013),residual tumor (P < 0.0001),and nadir concentration (P=0.0118) were also the significant prognostic factors.Conclusion:There isn't significant difference in serum CA125 regression between patients who are treated with PAC or PT during early chemotherapy.CA125 half-life and nadir CA125 concentration are independent prognostic factor in advanced ovarian cancer.展开更多
文摘Objective:The aim of our study was to evaluate the clinical efficacy and tolerability of metronomic chemotherapy in patients with advanced ovarian carcinoma.Methods:Fifteen patients with advanced ovarian carcinoma and bad performance status were subjected to daily cyclophosphamide(CTX) after failure of 1st line chemotherapy which included paclitaxel and carboplatin.Evaluation of the cases during treatment as regard treatment side effects and progression free survival.Results:Patients could tolerate low dose oral cyclophosphamide treatment without considerable side effects with improvement of performance status.The mean progression free survival was 12 months.Conclusion:Low dose oral cyclophosphamide could be considered as a palliative treatment of pretreated ovarian carcinomas with poor performance status.
文摘Objective: To investigate the clinical efficacy of intraperitoneal chemotherapy before surgery for ovarian cancer. Methods: 60 patients with stages Ⅱ-Ⅳ of ovarian cancer were treated with intraperitoneal chemotherapy of CAP or TP regimen followed by a surgery treatment and another chemotherapy for 6 cycles. And then the efficiency of the therapy was evaluated by analyzing the changes of ascites, the serum CA-125 and CA-19-9 levels and the findings in the operation, and investigating the recurrence of cancer and the survival. Results: After 1-3 cycles of intraperitoneal chemotherapy, serum levels of CA-125 and CA-19-9 and carcinous ascites significantly reduced in all patients, ascites reduce was over 50% in 98.3% cases; all cases were successfully treated with cytoreduction and it was found during the operation that bulky tumor was reduced and looser so as to be easily isolated and removed; PFS of the patients was prolonged, while the toxicity and side-effects were not so serious as beyond the patient toleration. Conclusion: Intraperitoneal chemotherapy before surgery for ovarian cancer has an active efficacy in clinic, being able to improve conditions of surgery and increase the opportunity of maximal cytoreduction, and prolong survival of the patients, and should be a good selection for the treatment of advanced ovarian cancer.
文摘Objective:The aim of this study was to compare the serum CA125 regression in advanced ovarian carcinoma patients treated with paclitaxel/platinum (TP) and platinum/epirubicin/ifosfamide (PAC) during early chemotherapy.The relationship between survival and CA125 regression during first line chemotherapy was evaluated.Methods:This retrospective investigation assessed 122 and 95 patients with stages IIc-IV ovarian carcinoma who underwent initial surgery followed by TP or PAC chemotherapy,respectively.Only epithelial ovarian cancers were included.CA125 half-life was calculated by mono-compartmental logarithmic regression.Every patient's nadir CA125 concentration was also studied.T-test was used in comparing CA125 half-life and nadir CA125 between two groups.Survival analyses for progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) used univariate (Kaplan-Meier) and multivariate (Cox) models for all of the patients.Results:There was not significant difference in CA125 half-life and nadir CA125 concentration between two groups (P > 0.05).CA125 half-life and nadir CA125 concentration had a univariate prognostic value for PFS and OS (P < 0.0001) in all of the patients.However pre-chemotherapy CA125 and different chemotherapy agents were not prognostic factors for PFS and for OS (P > 0.05,for each).In Cox models,CA125 half-life (P=0.0006),residual tumour (P < 0.0001),and nadir concentration (P=0.0032) were significant prognostic factors for disease free survival (DFS).For OS,CA125 half-life (P=0.0013),residual tumor (P < 0.0001),and nadir concentration (P=0.0118) were also the significant prognostic factors.Conclusion:There isn't significant difference in serum CA125 regression between patients who are treated with PAC or PT during early chemotherapy.CA125 half-life and nadir CA125 concentration are independent prognostic factor in advanced ovarian cancer.