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Combination Docetaxel and Carboplatin Trumps Sequential Therapy in Ovarian Cancer
Combination Docetaxel and Carboplatin Trumps Sequential Therapy in Ovarian Cancer
H Splete
20100231
2010 Mar 31
Elsevier Global Medical News
Combination Docetaxel and Carboplatin Trumps Sequential Therapy in Ovarian Cancer
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2010 Mar 31, H Splete
SAN FRANCISCO (EGMN) - Combination docetaxel and carboplatin therapy significantly improved progression-free survival among women with recurrent platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer, compared with sequential therapy, in a randomized trial of 150 patients.The improvement was associated with higher neurotoxicity, however, and quality of life studies are ongoing, Dr. Angeles Alvarez-Secord of Duke University in Durham, N.C., said at the annual meeting of the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists. Combination...