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Case Report
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Korean J Obstet Gynecol. 2002;45(6):1097-1100. Published online June 1, 2002.
- A Case of Refractory Choriocarcinoma that Showed Complete Remission with Paclitaxel.
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Yun Hyun Cho, Mi Kyung Kim, Sang In Jung, Jong Yun Whang, Ji Hyung Cho, Young Tak Kim, Joo Hyun Nam
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
- Abstract
- High-risk gestational choriocarcinoma in patients who have failed primary chemotherapy is known to have a very poor prognosis. About 25% of high-risk metastatic choriocarcinoma become refractory to EMACO (etoposide, methotrexate, actinomycin D, cyclophosphamide and vincristine) and fail to achieve a complete remission. Currently, there is no standard salvage chemotherapeutic regimen for EMACO refractory choriocarcinoma. Paclitaxel, a taxane analog extracted from the bark of the western yew, has shown antitumor activity in a variety of cancers. However, there has been few case reports that described the effectiveness of paclitaxel to choriocarcinoma. We describe a 41-year old woman with refractory choriocarcinoma, who demonstrated dramatic response to paclitaxel treatment with a brief review of literature.
Keywords :Refractory choriocarcinoma;Chemotherpy;Paclitaxel
