Table 2 Patients characteristics at time of relapse or refractory disease
From: A comparison of patients with relapsed and chemo-refractory gestational trophoblastic neoplasia
Patients with relapsed disease | Patients with refractory disease | |
|---|---|---|
Number | 60 | 11 |
Median time to relapse or refractory disease (months) | 4 months (range 0.25–37 months) | 3 months (range 0.25–6.75) |
Median hCG at relapse/refractory disease | 309 (range 25–105 000) | 1244 (range 14–255 000) |
Rate of hCG rise (median doubling time in days) | 9 days (range 3–28) days) | NA |
Median time between diagnosis of relapse and starting treatment (months) | 0.4 months (range 0–3) | NA |
Symptoms/method of diagnosis of relapse | hCG Screening 47 PV bleeding 2 Amenorrhoea 7 Othera 4 | Screening 11 |
Site of disease at relapse | hCG relapse12 Mass in uterus only 29 Lung 12 Lung and uterus 3 Pelvis 1 other and uterus 3b Unknown 1 | NA |
