Trial | Treatment arms | Overall survival | Progression-free survival or TTP | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | N | Median (mo) | Statistical comparison | N | Median (mo) | Statistical comparison |
Berry, 2002 [69] | mitoxantrone prednisone | 56 | 23 | p = 0.48 | 56 | 8.1 | p = 0.018 (TTP) |
 | prednisone | 63 | 19 |  | 63 | 4.1 |  |
Kantoff, 1999 [70] | mitoxantrone | 119 | 12.3 | p = 0.77 | 119 | 3.7 | p = 0.02 (TTP) |
 | hydrocortisone | 123 | 12.6 |  | 123 | 2.3 |  |
Tannock, 1996 [71] | mitoxantrone prednisone | 80 | NR | p = 0.27 | NR | ||
 | prednisone | 81 |  |  |  |  |  |
Weissbach, 1998 [88] | epirubicin | 61 | NR by treatment group | Â | 61 | NR by treatment group | "TTF was longer with mitomycin C vs. EMP (p = 0.037); and vs. epirubicin (p = 0.039) |
 | EMP | 54 |  |  | 54 |  |  |
 | mitomycin C | 60 |  |  | 60 |  |  |
Anderström, 1995 [72] | epiribucin MPA | 73 | 11.5 | p = NS | 73 | 7.6 | p = 0.013 (TTP) |
 | EMP | 72 | 9.5 |  | 72 | 4.3 |  |
Laurie, 1992 [73] | 5-FU doxorubicin mitomycin C (combined) | 70 | 8.7 | p = 0.025 | NR | ||
 | 5-FU doxorubicin mitomycin C (sequential) | 72 | 7.1 |  |  |  |  |
Saxman, 1992 [74] | cyclophosphamide doxorubicin methotrexate | 26 high PS 24 low PS | 9.5 6 | p = 0.93 p = 0.51 p = 0.7 (unstratified) | 50 | 6.2* | p = 0.07 (TTP) |
 | cyclophosphamide | 26 high PS 27 low PS | 9 5 |  | 53 | 4.4* |  |
Murphy, 1988 [75] | doxorubicin cyclophosphamide | 54 | NR | p = NS | 54 | NR | p = NS |
 | cisplatin 5-FU cyclophosphamide | 46 |  |  | 46 |  |  |
 | methotrexate | 52 |  |  | 52 |  |  |
Stephens, 1984 [76] | doxorubicin cyclophosphamide | 68 | 6.8 | p = NS | NR | ||
 | hydroxyurea | 69 | 7 |  |  |  |  |