Changes in the serum level of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and the treatment progress of choriocarcinoma. The broken line indicates the hCG β-subunit (ng/ml) measured at the first hospital and the solid line indicates the intact hCG (mIU/ml) measured at our institute. EP, etoposide and cisplatin; EMA/CO, etoposide, methotrexate, actinomycin D, cyclophosphamide and vincristine; MEA, methotrexate, etoposide and actinomycin D; FA, fluorouracil and actinomycin D; TP/TE, paclitaxel, cisplatin and etoposide; CPA, cyclophosphamide; BEP, bleomycin, etoposide and cisplatin; ICE, ifosfamide, carboplatin and etoposide.