Treatment of advanced ovarian carcinoma with hexamethylmelamine, doxorubicin, andcis-platinum (HAC): Results in both untreated and previously treated patients
✍ Scribed by Brower, Mark S. ;Coleman, Morton ;Pasmantier, Mark W. ;Silver, Richard T. ;Mamaril, Aurora P. ;Quiguyan, Cirila C.
- Book ID
- 102950803
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 683 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0098-1532
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✦ Synopsis
Twenty-two patients with advanced (FIGO stages III and IV) adenocarcinoma of the ovary were treated with 28-day cycles of hexamethylmelamine, doxorubicin, and cis-dichlorodiamine-platinum (II) (HAC). After 45 months, there were 21 evaluable patients. The median survival was 16 months. Response was achieved in 82% (9/11) who had received no prior chemotherapy, and in 50% (5/10) previously treated. HAC therapy was readily administered on an outpatient basis, with comparatively low major toxicities, primarily hematologic, neurologic, and gastrointestinal. These results indicate that HAC therapy is an effective regimen for patients with advanced ovarian carcinoma, regardless of their prior treatment status.