The leadership of topotecan in the treatment of recurrent platinum-resistant ovarian cancer

Abstract

The review presents data on the efficacy of topoisomerase I inhibitor topotecan in patients with recurrent ovarian cancer when compared with other chemotherapeutic agents. It is shown that topotecan may be the drug of choice for platinum-resistant relapse. To reduce the hemato- logic toxicity is recommended weekly injection of 4 mg/m2 in 1, 8, 15 days of a 28-day cycle of therapy, as its effectiveness is comparable to the effectiveness of the standard 5-day regime.

Keywords

• ovarian cancer
• recurrence
• platinum-free interval
• topotecan
• weekly regimen