Randomized Clinical Trial of Weekly vs. Triweekly Cisplatin-Based Chemotherapy Concurrent With Radiotherapy in the Treatment of Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer
โ Scribed by Sang-Young Ryu; Won-Moo Lee; Kidong Kim; Sang-Il Park; Beob-Jong Kim; Moon-Hong Kim; Seok-Cheol Choi; Chul-Koo Cho; Byung-Ho Nam; Eui-Don Lee
- Book ID
- 118455690
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 129 KB
- Volume
- 81
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
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โฆ Synopsis
Purpose: To compare compliance, toxicity, and outcome of weekly and triweekly cisplatin administration concurrent with radiotherapy in locally advanced cervical cancer. Methods and Materials: In this open-label, randomized trial, 104 patients with histologically proven Stage IIB-IVA cervical cancer were randomly assigned by a computer-generated procedure to weekly (weekly cisplatin 40 mg/m 2 , six cycles) and triweekly (cisplatin 75 mg/m 2 every 3 weeks, three cycles) chemotherapy arms during concurrent radiotherapy. The difference of compliance and the toxicity profiles between the two arms were investigated, and the overall survival rate was analyzed after 5 years. Results: All patients tolerated both treatments very well, with a high completion rate of scheduled chemotherapy cycles. There was no statistically significant difference in compliance between the two arms (86.3% in the weekly arm, 92.5% in the triweekly arm, p > 0.05). Grade 3-4 neutropenia was more frequent in the weekly arm (39.2%) than in the triweekly arm (22.6%) (p = 0.03). The overall 5-year survival rate was significantly higher in the triweekly arm (88.7%) than in the weekly arm (66.5%) (hazard ratio 0.375; 95% confidence interval 0.154-0.914; p = 0.03). Conclusions: Triweekly cisplatin 75-mg/m 2 chemotherapy concurrent with radiotherapy is more effective and feasible than the conventional weekly cisplatin 40-mg/m 2 regimen and may be a strong candidate for the optimal cisplatin dose and dosing schedule in the treatment of locally advanced cervical cancer. ร 2011 Elsevier Inc.Locally advanced cervical cancer, Tri-weekly cisplatin-based chemoradiation therapy.
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