Hyperthermia in the overall treatment of esophageal cancer
Kochegarov, A.A.; Muratkhodzhaev, N.K.; Alimnazarov, S.A.
Voprosy Onkologii 26(5): 19-24
1980
ISSN/ISBN: 0507-3758 PMID: 7385709 Document Number: 166064
The authors present an analysis of the results of the treatment in 78 inoperable patients with cancer of the thoracic esophagus with the use of local hyperthermia, pyrogenotherapy, associated with tumor irradiation. Different schedules of tumor hyperthermia and its irradiation were employed. To heat the tumor a device, designed by the authors, with a contact heat transmission was used. Pyrogenal, prodigiozan were used for pyrogenotherapy. A total focal dosage of radiation was lessened compared with the control group on the average by 1/3. Good immediate results were obtained thrice as frequent as in control patients receiving only radiation therapy. After the conducted complex therapy including local hyperthermia 15% of patients survive over 3 years, while in the control group--0%.