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PROGESTOGEN THERAPY FOR OVARIAN CARCINOMA
Author(s) -
Ward H. W. C.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1972.tb14200.x
Subject(s) - progestogen , medicine , potency , ovarian carcinoma , oncology , hormone , chemotherapy , ovarian cancer , gynecology , physiology , cancer , biology , biochemistry , in vitro
Summary Twenty‐nine patients with advanced ovarian carcinoma were treated with a high‐potency progestogen. A response was observed in 15 out of 23 who received adequate treatment with this hormone. It is suggested that progestogens offer a safe alternative to non‐hormonal chemotherapy for the advanced case and that further trials should be undertaken.