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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology
Adjuvant therapy of ovarian cancer with radioactive monoclonal antibody
British Journal of Cancer, Volume 68, No. 2, Year 1993
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Description
Fifty-two patients with epithelial ovarian cancer were treated with yttrium-90-labelled monoclonal antibody HMFG1 administered intraperitoneally following conventional surgery and chemotherapy as part of an extended phase I-II trial. The treatment was well tolerated and the only significant toxicity observed was reversible myelosuppression as previously described. Following conventional surgery and chemotherapy, 21 out of the 52 patients had no evidence of residual disease and were regarded as receiving treatment in an adjuvant setting. To date, two of these patients have died of their disease (follow-up 3-62 months, median follow-up 35 months). This extended phase I-II study suggests that patients with advanced ovarian cancer who achieve a complete remission following conventional therapy may benefit from further treatment with intraperitoneal radioactive monoclonal antibody. © 1993, Macmillan Press Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Hird, Victoria
United Kingdom, London
Imperial College Faculty of Medicine
United States, Rochester
Saint Mary's Hospital
Maraveyas, Anthony M.
United Kingdom, London
Imperial College Faculty of Medicine
Soutter, William Patrick
United Kingdom, London
Imperial College Faculty of Medicine
Mason, Peter R.
United States, Rochester
Saint Mary's Hospital
Statistics
Citations: 169
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1038/bjc.1993.349
ISSN:
00070920
Research Areas
Cancer
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cohort Study