EMACO in high risk gestational trophoblast disease--the Australian experience. Gestational Trophoblast Subcommittee, Clinical Oncological Society of Australia

Abstract

Sixty-five patients with high-risk trophoblast disease have been treated with the EMACO combination split regimen therapy in the 10 year period, 1981 to 1990. Four patients died but the remaining 61 (94%) remain free of disease up to 10 years later. Toxicity was manageable in most cases with minimal delay in treatment from myelosuppression. EMACO is a well tolerated regimen with a high cure rate in patients with high-risk gestational trophoblast disease (GTD).