Treatment of carcinoma of the fallopian tube using cisplatin, doxorubicin, and cyclophosphamide.

Nine patients with metastatic carcinoma of the fallopian tube were treated with a combination of cisplatin, doxorubicin, and cyclophosphamide. Three are in complete clinical remission following surgically documented complete response, at 18-56 months following the onset of chemotherapy. Two others died of intercurrent causes without evidence of disease. The remaining four died of tumor at 12, 23, 28, and 52 months following the initiation of treatment. Four second-look laparotomies were performed upon patients who were in complete clinical remission. No disease was found in any of these patients. It is concluded that this combination is an effective treatment for adenocarcinoma of the fallopian tube, and that second-look laparotomy may be useful in assessing response to chemotherapy in this disease.