Monitoring the cytotoxic potential of a sequential polychemotherapy (adriamycin/cisplatin-vincristine/cyclophosphamide-high dose methotrexate) in patients with advanced ovarian cancer with the tumor marker CA-125

Sevelda, P.; Dittrich, C.; Salzer, H.; Pateisky, N.; Spona, J.

Cancer Detection and Prevention 9(5-6): 521-528

1986


ISSN/ISBN: 0361-090X
PMID: 3465442
Document Number: 284999
The cytotoxic efficacy of a new sequential chemotherapy, called changing-scheme (adriamycin/cisplatin-vincristine/cyclophosphamide-HD-methotrexate), was investigated parallel to the course of CA-125 serum levels. Sixty-three percent of the women studied achieved remission under this chemotherapy. A correlation between clinically proven tumor stage and CA-125 serum level was found in 90%. The cytotoxic potential of the three single parts of the changing-scheme was demonstrated based on decreasing CA-125 serum levels. The value of the tumor marker CA-125 for the follow-up of patients with malignant ovarian tumors is discussed in detail.

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