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  • Title: Nondysgerminomatous tumors of the ovary treated with cisplatin, vinblastine, and bleomycin: long-term results.
    Author: De Palo G, Zambetti M, Pilotti S, Rottoli L, Spatti G, Fontanelli R, Musumeci R, Kenda R, Bombardieri E, Stefanon B.
    Journal: Gynecol Oncol; 1992 Nov; 47(2):239-46. PubMed ID: 1281804.
    Abstract:
    Twenty-four consecutive patients with nondysgerminomatous germ cell tumor of the ovary were treated after surgery with cisplatin, vinblastine, and bleomycin (PVB regimen). The cycle was repeated every 3 weeks for three to five courses. Fourteen patients had endodermal sinus tumor, and 10 had mixed germ cell tumors. Stage of disease (FIGO, 1986) was as follows: stage I, 6; stage IIc-IV, 17; and recurrence, 1 patient. All patients were monitored by alpha-fetoprotein and human chorionic gonadotropin. Only 1 patient had received previous chemotherapy. All 5 patients without residual disease and with negative marker levels in which PVB was used as adjuvant treatment were free of disease for a median duration of 59 months from the start of PVB. Of the 19 patients with measurable disease (evident disease or positive marker levels), complete remission was obtained in 16 (84%), but 5 of these relapsed. Therefore, treatment with PVB failed in 8 out of 19 patients (42%) with measurable disease. Toxicity was evident, but no patient died of it. Menses were regular in 11 patients whose initial surgery was conservative. PVB regimen is an effective but not a satisfactory treatment. The considerable failure rate of PVB treatment suggests the investigation of other regimens.
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