Adding Topotecan to Standard Treatment for Ovarian Cancer Does Not Improve Progression-Free Survival, British Columbia Cancer Agency and Collaborators Study Find

ScienceDaily (Oct. 11, 2010) — Adding topotecan to carboplatin plus paclitaxel, the standard treatment for ovarian cancer, does not improve progression-free survival in patients and leads to greater toxicity, according to a study published online Oct. 11 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

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