Table 3. Statistical comparisons between the three treatment groups in patients presenting with human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) >100 000 IU l−1 and FIGO score ⩽6 (P-values obtained using the Mann–Whitney test).
Regime | Median initial hCG (IU l−1) | Median duration of treatment (days) |
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MTX–FA vs MTX–FA+EMA–CO | P=0.58 | P=0.07 |
MTX–FA vs EMA–CO | P=0.01 | P=0.78 |
MTX–FA+EMA–CO vs EMA–CO | P=0.002 | P=0.07 |
Abbreviations: CO=cyclophosphamide+vincristine; EMA=etoposide+methotrexate+actinomycin D; FA=folinic acid; MTX=methotrexate.