Current Status and Perspective of Chemoradiotherapy for Uterine Cervical Cancer
Toita, T.; Ariga, T.; Kasuya, G.; Hashimoto, S.; Maemoto, H.; Heianna, J.; Kakinohana, Y.; Murayama, S.
Gan to Kagaku Ryoho. Cancer and ChemoTherapy 42(10): 1156-1161
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 0385-0684 PMID: 26489545 Document Number: 682785
Fifteen years has passed since the NCI announced the clinical importance of concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) in radiotherapy for patients with locoregionally advanced uterine cervical cancer. Numerous clinical trials have been performed to further improve the outcomes of CCRT. In addition to investigations of chemotherapeutic regimens and schedules, adaptation of novel radiotherapy methods such as image-guided brachytherapy (IGBT) and intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) is encouraged in CCRT for cervical cancer.