Salvage treatment after relapse
Resection and chemotherapy represented the cornerstone of salvage
treatment. All 12 relapsed patients underwent the second-line
carboplatinum-based chemotherapy. Other chemotherapy protocols contained
docetaxel/vinorelbine, paclitaxel/nedaplatin and high-dose
paclitaxel/ifosfamide/cisplatin. Patients with local relapse underwent
resection. Two patients with recurrent relapse received a total
irradiation dose at 50 Gy[3]. Complete
response was achieved in 8 patients. Four patients had partial response.