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. 2010 Feb 16;102(5):810–814. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605529

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)
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.