Role of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (Caelyx) in the treatment of relapsing ovarian cancer

Anticancer Drugs. 2007 Jun;18(5):611-7. doi: 10.1097/CAD.0b013e32802623fc.

Abstract

The most significant factor predicting response to second-line chemotherapy is the time interval elapsed from the end of chemotherapy to relapse occurrence. Two types of situations may be considered: patients with platinum-sensitive relapse (relapse-free interval longer than 6 months) and patients with platinum-refractory relapse (progression during treatment or relapse-free interval under 6 months). Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin is a doxorubicin formulation. Encapsulation in liposomes confers it different pharmacokinetic characteristics and a more favorable toxicity profile. The following review examines the efficacy and safety of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin for the treatment of relapsing epithelial ovarian cancer.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / therapeutic use*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Carboplatin / therapeutic use
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Clinical Trials, Phase II as Topic
  • Doxorubicin / therapeutic use*
  • Drug Carriers
  • Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Liposomes
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / drug therapy
  • Organoplatinum Compounds / therapeutic use
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / pathology

Substances

  • Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Drug Carriers
  • Liposomes
  • Organoplatinum Compounds
  • Doxorubicin
  • Carboplatin