Outcomes after bleomycin, etoposide and cisplatin combination chemotherapy in patients with ovarian yolk sac tumor.

Kim, Ji Young; Shin, Yu Jung; Moon, Jei Won; Park, Jeong Yeol; Kim, Dae Yeon; Lee, Joo Hak; Kim, Jong Hyeok; Kim, Yong Man; Kim, Young Tak; Nam, Joo Hyun

doi:2010.53.11.1007

Obstet Gynecol Sci > Volume 53(11); 2010 > Article

Original Article

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2010;53(11):1007-1013.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5468/kjog.2010.53.11.1007 Published online November 1, 2010.

Outcomes after bleomycin, etoposide and cisplatin combination chemotherapy in patients with ovarian yolk sac tumor.

Ji Young Kim, Yu Jung Shin, Jei Won Moon, Jeong Yeol Park, Dae Yeon Kim, Joo Hak Lee, Jong Hyeok Kim, Yong Man Kim, Young Tak Kim, Joo Hyun Nam

¹Department of Obsterics and Gynecology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. catgut1-0@hanmail.net
²Department of Western Medicine, Life University School of Oriental Medicine, Gardena, USA.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study was to evaluate the oncologic and reproductive outcomes of patients with ovarian yolk sac tumor after bleomycin, etoposide, cisplatin (BEP) chemotherapy following surgery. METHODS: Of 145 patients with histologically confirmed malignant ovarian germ cell tumor, 43 had yolk sac tumor and received BEP chemotherapy after surgery. A retrospective analysis of these patients was performed. RESULTS: The mean age of 43 patients was 24.8 years (range, 7 to 59 years). Thirty eight patients were nulliparous. Of 179 BEP chemotherapy cycles, grade 1~2 hematologic and non-hematologic adverse events occurred in 46 cycles in 21 patients. Thirty nine patients showed complete remission, 1 patient showed partial remission, and 3 patient had progressive disease during BEP chemotherapy. After median follow-up time of 57 months (range, 3 to 153 months), 5 patients had recurrent disease and three of them died of disease. The 5-year recurrence free survival rate and overall survival rate were 86% and 94%, respectively. After chemotherapy, all but one premenarchal patients had normal menstruation. Of them 5 patients tried to conceive and 3 of them succeeded in pregnancy. CONCLUSION: BEP chemotherapy was very safe and effective in patients with ovarian yolk sac tumor. Survival outcomes are excellent and reproductive outcomes are promising after BEP chemotherapy.

Key Words: Malignant ovarian germ cell tumor, Yolk sac tumor, Bleomycin, Etoposide, Cisplatin