Carcinoma of the Uterine Cervix Treated by Irradiation Alone: Results of treatment at the National Cancer Center, Tokyo

Authors

  • Y. Akine Department of Radiation Therapy, Division of Radiobiology, and the Department of Gynecology, the National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan
  • H. Arimoto Department of Radiation Therapy, Division of Radiobiology, and the Department of Gynecology, the National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan
  • T. Ogino Department of Radiation Therapy, Division of Radiobiology, and the Department of Gynecology, the National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan
  • Y. Kajiura Department of Radiation Therapy, Division of Radiobiology, and the Department of Gynecology, the National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan
  • I. Tsukiyama Department of Radiation Therapy, Division of Radiobiology, and the Department of Gynecology, the National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan
  • S. Egawa Department of Radiation Therapy, Division of Radiobiology, and the Department of Gynecology, the National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan
  • T. Yamada Department of Radiation Therapy, Division of Radiobiology, and the Department of Gynecology, the National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan
  • K. Tanemura Department of Radiation Therapy, Division of Radiobiology, and the Department of Gynecology, the National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan
  • R. Tsunematsu Department of Radiation Therapy, Division of Radiobiology, and the Department of Gynecology, the National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan
  • K. Ohmi Department of Radiation Therapy, Division of Radiobiology, and the Department of Gynecology, the National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan
  • T. Sonoda Department of Radiation Therapy, Division of Radiobiology, and the Department of Gynecology, the National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3109/02841869009092994

Keywords:

Uterine cervix carcinoma, radiotherapy, results, intracavitary irradiation, low dose-rate, high dose-rate

Abstract

Six hundred and twelve patients with previously untreated invasive carcinoma of the uterine cervix were treated by irradiation alone at the National Cancer Hospital from 1972 to 1983. The number of patients was 7, 39, 43, 127, 15, 319, 28 and 34 in stages IA, IB, IIA, IIB, IIIA, IIIB, IVA and IVB respectively. Low-dose-rate intracavitary irradiation with or without external irradiation was used in 383 patients, high-dose-rate intracavitary irradiation with or without external irradiation in 130, external irradiation alone in 98, and external irradiation combined with radon-222 seed implantation in one patient. Five-year-survival rates were 85, 65, 57, 41, 14, 11% for stages IB, IIA, IIB, IIIB, IVA, and IVB respectively. The rate of complications was rather high in the present series, and so we have been investigating whether it is possible to reduce the dose. Low-dose-rate intracavitary irradiation has been replaced by high-dose-rate irradiation by using a remotely controlled afterloading system.

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Published

1990-01-01

How to Cite

Akine, Y., Arimoto, H., Ogino, T., Kajiura, Y., Tsukiyama, I., Egawa, S., … Sonoda, T. (1990). Carcinoma of the Uterine Cervix Treated by Irradiation Alone: Results of treatment at the National Cancer Center, Tokyo. Acta Oncologica, 29(6), 747–753. https://doi.org/10.3109/02841869009092994

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 6 (1990): Acta Oncologica

Section

Articles