Several chemotherapy drugs are useful for treating cervical cancer, but they are rarely curative. They include cisplatin or carboplatin , which has a response rate of 15 to 25 percent, and ifosfamide , which has a response rate of 30 percent.
Combination chemotherapy , including cisplatin + etoposide + bleomycin , has a response rate of 50 percent. Other drug combinations that have been used in women with metastatic disease include mitomycin-C + 5-fluorouracil + cisplatin, Velban + bleomycin + cisplatin and cisplatin or carboplatin + ifosfamide + bleomycin.
Investigational Many of the drugs used in the standard treatment are being tested in different combinations and doses.
