PMID: 6401588Feb 1, 1983Paper

Preoperative chemotherapy and radiation therapy in the management of anal epidermoid carcinoma

Cancer
R A MichaelsonM W Stearns

Abstract

Management of epidermoid carcinoma of the anus has been primarily surgical in the past. Since it is a relatively rare entity, meaningful survival statistics are difficult to obtain. Five-year survival rates fall between 35 and 68% in patients treated with surgery and/or radiotherapy. Based on preliminary studies indicating promising results with the use of mitomycin C and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) chemotherapy combined preoperatively with radiation therapy, these authors initiated a protocol in 1973 utilizing this multimodality approach. The preoperative treatment consisted of mitomycin C 15 mg/m2 IV bolus on day 1 and 5-FU 750 mg/m2/24 hours continuous infusion for five days. Radiation followed chemotherapy and consisted of 3000 rad given at 200 rad per day for 15 fractions. Of 37 patients entered on the protocol, 30 had primary disease and seven had been previously treated and had local recurrences. Median follow-up has been 28 months (range, 5-74 months). Of 31 patients with measurable lesions, 29 (94%) had major clinical responses (CR + PR) to the combined chemotherapy and radiation. Pathologic responses were also impressive with 53% (17/32) showing no evidence of residual tumor in the subsequently resected surgical specimen. O...Continue Reading

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