Tumor regression dynamics with external radiotherapy in cancer cervix and its implications.
Indian J Cancer
;
2004 Jan-Mar; 41(1): 18-24
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em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-51062
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
To study the external radiotherapy (EXTRT) regression patterns in cancer of the cervix.AIMS:
Evaluate EXTRT tumor regression doses (TRD) for 50% (TRD50), 80% response (TRD80), normalized dose response gradient (g50) and slope (slope50) with clinical outcome. SETTINGS ANDDESIGN:
Patients, treated solely with radiotherapy and enrolled for other prospective studies having weekly tumor regressions recorded were considered. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
Seventy-seven patients received 50Gy of EXTRT at 2 Gy/fraction followed by 18Gy of high-dose rate intracavitary brachytherapy at 6 Gy/fraction. Loco-regional regressions were assessed clinically at weekly intervals during EXTRT to generate EXTRT dose-response curves. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED Student's t test, logistic regression, Kaplan Meier and Cox's proportional hazard model. Scatter plots were fitted using cubic fit.RESULTS:
Age (P=0.052) and absence or presence of gross residual tumor (AGRT and PGRT respectively) following EXTRT (P<0.001) were the only determinants for complete response (CR) at 1 month following completion of radiotherapy. EXTRT tumor regression sigmoid curves obtained for various patient characteristics differed only for those with AGRT and PGRT with differences in TRD50, (P<0.001); TRD80 (P<0.001) and slope50 (P=0.001). Response status to EXTRT was a prognosticator for loco-regional disease free survival (LDFS) (AGRT vs. PGRT; P=0.046). On multivariate analysis, both TRD50 and TRD80 emerged as significant predictors for tumor status at end of EXTRT while TRD80 was the sole determinant of LDFS.CONCLUSION:
Extent of tumor regression to EXTRT is an important predictor for treatment outcome in cancer cervix as evident from TRD50 and TRD80 values of EXTRT tumor regression curves.
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Assunto principal:
Prognóstico
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Teleterapia por Radioisótopo
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Dosagem Radioterapêutica
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Indução de Remissão
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Braquiterapia
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Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas
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Modelos Logísticos
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Indian J Cancer
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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