CONTINUOUS INFUSION OF LOW-DOSE 5-FLUOROURACIL AND RADIATION-THERAPY FOR POOR-PROGNOSIS SQUAMOUS-CELL CARCINOMA OF THE UTERINE CERVIX

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DRESCHER, CW
REID, GC
TERADA, K
ROBERTS, JA
HOPKINS, MP
PEREZTAMAYO, C
SCHOEPPEL, SL
机构
[1] UNIV MICHIGAN,MED CTR,DEPT OBSTET & GYNECOL,DIV GYNECOL ONCOL,ANN ARBOR,MI 48109
[2] UNIV MICHIGAN,MED CTR,DEPT RADIAT ONCOL,ANN ARBOR,MI 48109
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10.1016/0090-8258(92)90047-M
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R73 [肿瘤学];
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Ten patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix metastatic to periaortic lymph nodes were treated with external-beam radiation therapy and synchronous infusion of intravenous 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) chemotherapy at doses of 350 mg/m2/day. The overall response rate was 90% with four complete responses (CR) and five partial responses (PR). The median duration of response was 11.8 months for CRs and 3.6 months for PRs. Toxicity was tolerable, with gastrointestinal symptoms and myelosuppression being noted most frequently. No patient experienced life-threatening toxicity. Median survival was 7.6 months, with only one patient being alive and free of disease at 2 years. In this pilot study we were unable to demonstrate a beneficial effect of continuous infusion of low doses of 5-FU chemotherapy concurrent with radiation therapy when compared to conventional radiotherapy in patients with advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix. © 1992.
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