A phase II evaluation of cisplatin, bleomycin, and mitomycin-C in patients with recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix

Gynecol Oncol. 1991 Feb;40(2):144-6. doi: 10.1016/0090-8258(91)90106-f.

Abstract

Cisplatin, bleomycin, and mitomycin-C were used to treat 25 patients with recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix. Six patients had a partial response, yielding a total response rate of 27%. Nine patients had stable disease. The median survival for the whole group was 30 weeks. The median survival for responders was 32 weeks. The median progression free interval for the whole group was 12 weeks and the median progression-free free interval for responders was 14 weeks. The toxicities noted were primarily nausea, vomiting, and myelosuppression. The combination of cisplatin, bleomycin, and mitomycin-C has modest effectiveness in the treatment of recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix, but represents no improvement over single-agent chemotherapy.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / adverse effects
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Bleomycin / administration & dosage
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / drug therapy*
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / mortality
  • Cisplatin / administration & dosage
  • Drug Evaluation
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Mitomycin
  • Mitomycins / administration & dosage
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Survival Analysis
  • Time Factors
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / mortality

Substances

  • Mitomycins
  • Bleomycin
  • Mitomycin
  • Cisplatin