Table 1. Response rates, time to progression and overall survival in patients with advanced ovarian cancer receiving second-line therapy with topotecan 1.5 mg m−2 daily for 5 days (Gore et al, 2000).
Treatment group | No. of patients evaluable for clinical response | Overall response rate (%) | Complete response rate (%) | Median time to progression (weeks) | Median overall survival (months) |
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Platinum+paclitaxel-refractory | 48 | 6.3 | 0 | 13.4 | 45.2 |
Platinum+paclitaxel-resistanta | 33 | 12.1 | 0 | 15.1 | 45.3 |
Platinum+paclitaxel-sensitiveb | 35 | 37.1 | 11.4 | 31.6 | 98.6 |
Relapse within 6 months of first-line therapy.
Relapse more than 6 months after first-line therapy.