I en anden randomiseret fase III undersøgelse som sammenlignede IV topetecan med cyclophosphamid, Adriamycin (doxorubicin) og vincristin (CAV) hos patienter med recidiverende, sensitiv SCLC, var den samlede responsrate 24, 3% for topotecan sammenlignet med 18, 3% for CAV gruppen.
In another randomised phase III trial which compared IV topotecan to cyclophosphamide, Adriamycin (doxorubicin) and vincristine (CAV) in patients with relapsed, sensitive SCLC, the overall response rate was 24.3% for topotecan compared to 18.3% for the CAV group.