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.