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Tegafur Substitution for 5-Fu in Combination with Actinomycin D to Treat Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasm

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  • Mei Peng
  • Yiling Ding
  • Ling Yu
  • Yali Deng
  • Weisi Lai
  • Yun Hu
  • Hongwen Zhang
  • Xianqing Wu
  • Hong Fan
  • Hui Ding
  • Yilin Wu
  • Guangshi Tao

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Although 5-fluorouracil (5-Fu) combination chemotherapy provides a satisfactory therapeutic response in patients with gestational trophoblastic neoplasms (GTNs), it has severe side effects. The current study analyzed the therapeutic effects and side effects of tegafur plus actinomycin D (Act-D) vs. 5-Fu plus Act-D for the treatment of GTNs based on controlled historical records. A total of 427 GTN cases that received tegafur and Act-D combination chemotherapy at the Second Xiangya Hospital of XiangYa Medical School between August 2003 and July 2013 were analyzed based on historical data. A total of 393 GTN cases that received 5-Fu plus Act-D between August 1993 and July 2003 at the same hospital were also analyzed, which constituted the control group. The therapeutic effects, toxicity and side effects after chemotherapy were compared between the groups. The overall response rate was 90.63% in the tegafur+Act-D group (tegafur group) and 92.37% in the 5-Fu+Act-D group (5-Fu group); these rates were not significantly different (P > 0.05). However, the incidence rates of myelosuppression (white blood cell decline), gastrointestinal reactions (nausea, vomiting, dental ulcer, and diarrhea), skin lesions and phlebitis were lower in the tegafur group than in the 5-Fu group (P

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  • Mei Peng & Yiling Ding & Ling Yu & Yali Deng & Weisi Lai & Yun Hu & Hongwen Zhang & Xianqing Wu & Hong Fan & Hui Ding & Yilin Wu & Guangshi Tao, 2015. "Tegafur Substitution for 5-Fu in Combination with Actinomycin D to Treat Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasm," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(11), pages 1-9, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0143531
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143531
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