RESPONSE OF 145 SPONTANEOUS CANINE HEAD AND NECK TUMORS TO RADIATION VERSUS RADIATION PLUS MICROWAVE HYPERTHERMIA - RESULTS OF A RANDOMIZED PHASE-III CLINICAL-STUDY

被引:8
作者
FREW, DG
DOBSON, JM
STENNING, SP
BLEEHEN, NM
机构
[1] MRC,CANC TRIALS OFF,CAMBRIDGE CB2 2BW,ENGLAND
[2] ADDENBROOKES HOSP,MRC,CLIN ONCOL & RADIOTHERAPEUT UNIT,CAMBRIDGE,ENGLAND
[3] UNIV CAMBRIDGE,DEPT VET CLIN MED,CAMBRIDGE,ENGLAND
关键词
HYPERTHERMIA; THERMORADIOTHERAPY; CANINE HEAD AND NECK TUMORS;
D O I
10.3109/02656739509022458
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
The results of a phase III, clinical trial of local microwave hyperthermia (target = 2 X 44 degrees C for 30 min) and megavoltage radiation (4 x 9 Gy fractions) in the treatment of 145 naturally occurring canine head and neck cancers are reported. Patients were re-examined at regular intervals following treatment until death. The median follow up time was 90 weeks. Tumour response, patient survival and normal tissue toxicity were analysed by treatment allocation. There was no significant difference in best tumour response nor patient survival between the two treatment groups. There was no difference in acute normal tissue toxicity but there was a suggestion that patients receiving RT and HT may suffer a higher incidence of late skin reactions. Histological type and tumour volume were of prognostic significance with smaller tumours and carcinomas showing higher response rates. There were also positive associations between minimum tumour dose and best tumour response and percentage of tumour heated and best tumour response. The results of this study must be interpreted in the knowledge of limitations on the dose and fractionation schedule for radiation therapy, the small number of hyperthermia treatments applied and the variation in tumour type and size that is inevitable in a clinical study. It is concluded that the quality of hyperthermia in terms of intra-tumour temperatures and the uniformity of heating is of paramount importance in governing response to adjuvant hyperthermia.
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页数:14
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