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Comparison of radiotherapy alone with radiotherapy plus hyperthermia in locally advanced pelvic tumours: a prospective, randomised, multicentre trial. Dutch Deep Hyperthermia Group.
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Lancet (London, England) [Lancet] 2000 Apr 01; Vol. 355 (9210), pp. 1119-25. - Publication Year :
- 2000
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Abstract
- Background: Local-control rates after radiotherapy for locally advanced tumours of the bladder, cervix, and rectum are disappointing. We investigated the effect of adding hyperthermia to standard radiotherapy.<br />Methods: The study was a prospective, randomised, multicentre trial. 358 patients were enrolled from 1990 to 1996, in cancer centres in the Netherlands, who had bladder cancer stages T2, T3, or T4, NO, MO, cervical cancer stages IIB, IIIB, or IV, or rectal cancer stage M0-1 were assessed. Patients were randomly assigned radiotherapy (median total dose 65 Gy) alone (n=176) or radiotherapy plus hyperthermia (n=182). Our primary endpoints were complete response and duration of local control. We did the analysis by intention to treat.<br />Findings: Complete-response rates were 39% after radiotherapy and 55% after radiotherapy plus hyperthermia (p<0.001). The duration of local control was significantly longer with radiotherapy plus hyperthermia than with radiotherapy alone (p=0.04). Treatment effect did not differ significantly by tumour site, but the addition of hyperthermia seemed to be most important for cervical cancer, for which the complete-response rate with radiotherapy plus hyperthermia was 83% compared with 57% after radiotherapy alone (p=0.003). 3-year overall survival was 27% in the radiotherapy group and 51% in the radiotherapy plus hyperthermia group. For bladder cancer, an initial difference in local control disappeared during follow-up.<br />Interpretation: Hyperthermia in addition to standard radiotherapy may be especially useful in locally advanced cervical tumours. Studies of larger numbers of patients are needed for other pelvic tumour sites before practical recommendations can be made.
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- Aged
Disease-Free Survival
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Netherlands epidemiology
Prospective Studies
Radiotherapy Dosage
Rectal Neoplasms mortality
Rectal Neoplasms radiotherapy
Survival Rate
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms mortality
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms radiotherapy
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms mortality
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms radiotherapy
Hyperthermia, Induced
Radiotherapy
Rectal Neoplasms therapy
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms therapy
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms therapy
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0140-6736
- Volume :
- 355
- Issue :
- 9210
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Lancet (London, England)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 10791373
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(00)02059-6