Abstract | OBJECTIVE: METHODS: We studied 150 women with persistent GTN after diagnosis of complete (n=110) or partial mole (n=40) to identify possible predictors of requiring additional treatment after a single treatment of methotrexate (MTX). All women had low-risk disease using FIGO and WHO scoring systems. RESULTS: Seventy women (47%) required additional courses of chemotherapy, of whom 45 (64%) received chemotherapy other than MTX. Multivariate analysis revealed that complete mole histology, presence of metastasis, single day MTX infusion and any increase in serum beta human chorionic gonadotropin (beta-hCG) level 1 week after MTX therapy were independent predictors of requiring additional MTX or alternative chemotherapy. Dilatation and curettage (D+C) within 1 week after the diagnosis of persistence did not affect future chemotherapy requirements (p>0.64). Following complete mole, beta-hCG levels >2000 mIU/mL at 1 week post MTX were associated with a 89% risk of additional cycles chemotherapy including MTX and a 65% risk of alternative chemotherapy. CONCLUSIONS: Metastatic disease, MTX infusion protocol and complete mole histology were independently associated with the need for additional chemotherapy after an initial course of MTX for women with low risk GTN. D+C at persistence did not alter the chemotherapy requirement. Elevated beta-hCG level at 1 week after the initial course of MTX was also an independent factor predicting the need for additional courses of MTX or alternative chemotherapy.
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Authors | Whitfield B Growdon, Adam J Wolfberg, Donald P Goldstein, Colleen M Feltmate, Manuel E Chinchilla, Ellice S Lieberman, Ross S Berkowitz |
Journal | Gynecologic oncology
(Gynecol Oncol)
Vol. 112
Issue 2
Pg. 353-7
(Feb 2009)
ISSN: 1095-6859 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 19059633
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
- Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human
- Methotrexate
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Topics |
- Adult
- Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
(therapeutic use)
- Chorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human
(blood)
- Female
- Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
(blood, drug therapy)
- Humans
- Hydatidiform Mole
(pathology)
- Methotrexate
(therapeutic use)
- Neoplasm Staging
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Pregnancy
- Risk Factors
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