Neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by radical surgery for the treatment of locally bulky cervical carcinoma
- VernacularTitle:Ⅰ_(B2)-Ⅱ_A期局部巨块型宫颈癌的新辅助化疗
- Author:
Huizhen ZHANG
;
Shuli SHAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
cervical neoplasms/drug therapy;
chemotherapy,adjuvant;
efficacy
- From:China Oncology
2006;0(12):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Background and purpose:Cervical cancer is one of the common disease in women in china.Radical surgery remains the first choice for patients with early-stage cervical cancer.However,the majority of patients with bulky disease have lymph nodes or metastases when diagnosed.Palatinum-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy has been utilized in locally advanced cervical cancer with the aim of improving response and survival.The study was to evaluate the effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by radical surgery for the patients with locally bulky Ⅰ_(B2) and Ⅱ_A cervical carcinoma.Methods:Between September 2003 and February 2004,51 untreated patients with Ⅰ_(B2) and Ⅱ_A cervical carcinoma were enrolled in study group,and were treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy with cisplatin,vincristine and bleomylin for one cycle followed by radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy;another 51 patients as control group were treated with radical surgery alone.The tumor size,depth of stromal invasion,lymph node metastasis and involvement of surgical specimens were assessed.Results:The overall clinical response rate was 41.2%.There were no complete and progressive ones.The blood loss during operation was 116.82?45.50ml,it was significantly lower than that in control group(P
