Abstract
Nineteen patients with poor prognosis squamous cell cancer of the cervix were treated with concurrent radiation therapy (RT) and chemotherapy between February 1986 and July 1988. Treatment consisted of intravenous Mitomycin C 10 mg/m2 on days 1 and 43 and cis-platinum 50 mg/m2 on days 1, 22, and 43. All patients received external RT (5,000 cGy in 28 fractions) and brachytherapy (6,000 cGy to point A.) Additionally, patients with paraaortic lymph node involvement received 4,000 cGy paraaortic RT. The toxicity of this regimen was assessed using Southwest Oncology Group criteria. Toxicity was acceptable and did not significantly delay RT. In addition, complete pelvic response was noted in 18 of 19 (95%) patients within month of completion of therapy and maintained despite distant metastases. At the time of this report, 14 of the 19 patients are alive 9-22 months after initiation of treatment. Chemotherapy with cis-platinum and Mitomycin C concurrently with RT is feasible in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer. Further follow-up of our patients is required to determine whether this regimen will have a favorable impact on survival.
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