Korean J Obstet Gynecol.  2004 Nov;47(11):2116-2122.

The efficacy of combination of paclitaxel, ifosfamide, and cisplatin for the treatment of recurrent carcinoma of the uterine cervix

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cheong-Ju St. Mary's Hospital, Cheong-Ju, Korea.

Abstract


OBJECTIVE
Paclitaxel, ifosfamide, and cisplatin have moderate single-agent activity in patients with metastatic or recurrent cancer of the uterine cervix. We administered a combination of these three agents (TIP) to patients with recurrent cervical carcinoma to evaluate its activity.
METHODS
Forty-three patients were treated with ifosfamide (I) 1500 mg/m2 intravenously over 3 hours on Days 1-3, paclitaxel (T) 135 mg/m2 as a 3-hour intravenous infusion and cisplatin (P) 50 mg/m2 intravenously over 30 min on Day 1. The chemotherapy was repeated every 3 weeks.
RESULTS
Thirty-five patients received at least three courses of treatment and were evaluable for response. Eighteen patients (51.4%) achieved an objective response, including 5.7% complete and 45.7% partial responses. The median time to progression and overall survival for all patients were 8.0 and 16.0 months, respectively. The site of recurrence relative to prior radiation field and histopathology (squamous vs other pathology) did not affect the response rate and survival. Patients treated with another chemotherapy regimen before the initiation of TIP regimen showed lower response rate (28.6% vs 66.6%, p=0.027) and shorter survival (14 month vs 25 month, p=0.028). Grade 3 or 4 toxicity included granulocytopenia in 13% of patients, anemia in 8%, thrombocytopenia in 5%.
CONCLUSION
The TIP regimen is relatively well tolerated and moderately active in patients with recurrent carcinoma of the uterine cervix. Patients more likely to benefit are those who received TIP regimen for the first time after recurrence.

Keyword

Recurrent cervical cancer; TIP; paclitaxel; ifosfamide; cisplatin

MeSH Terms

Agranulocytosis
Anemia
Cervix Uteri*
Cisplatin*
Drug Therapy
Female
Humans
Ifosfamide*
Infusions, Intravenous
Paclitaxel*
Recurrence
Thrombocytopenia
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
Cisplatin
Ifosfamide
Paclitaxel
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