Treatment of squamous cell anal canal carcinoma with pulsed dose rate brachytherapy. Feasibility study of a French cooperative group

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 129-131

  Gerard, Jean Pierre ^a   Mauro, Florana ^a   Thomas, Luc ^b   Castelain, Bernard ^c   Mazeron, Jean Jacques ^d   Ardiet, Jean Michel ^a   Peiffert, Didier ^e  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER LYON SUD   (France)

^b INSTITUT BERGONIÉ   (France)

^c CENTRE OSCAR LAMBRET   (France)

^d PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^e CENTRE ALEXIS VAUTRIN   (France)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Carcinoma; Feasibility study; Squamous cell

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; AGED; ANUS CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; MALE; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TOXICITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; ANUS NEOPLASMS; BRACHYTHERAPY; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRIDIUM RADIOISOTOPES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 0032988593     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(99)00049-3     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. Allal A., Kurtz J., Pipard G., Marti M.C., Mirabeil R., Popowskl Y., Egeli R. Chemotherapy versus radiotherapy alone for anal cancer: a retrospective comparison. Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol., Phys. 27:1993;59-66.
2. Bartelink H., Roelofsen F., Eschwege F., et al. Concomitant radiotherapy and chemotherapy is superior to radiotherapy alone in the treatment of locally advanced anal cancer: results of a phase Ill randomized trial of EORTC radiotherapy and gastrointestinal groups. J. Clin. Oncol. 15:1997;2040-2049.
3. Cummings B.J., Keane T.J., O'Sullivan B., Wong C.S., Catton C.N. Epidermoid anal cancer: treatment by radiation alone or by radiation and 5 Fluorouracil with and without Mitomycin C. Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 21:1991;115-1125.
4. De la Rochefordiere A., Pontvert D., Asselain B., et al. Radiotherapie des cancers du canal anal. Expenence de 'lnstitut Curie dans le traitement des aires ganglionnaires. Bull. Cancer Radiother. 80:1993;391-398.
5. Doci R., Zucali R., La Monica G., et al. Primary chemoradiation therapy with Fluorouracil and cisplatin for cancer of the anus results in 35 consecutive patients. J. Clin. Oncol. 14:1996;3121-3125.
6. Flam M., John M., Pajak T.F., et al. Role of Mitomycin in combination with Fluorouracil and radiotherapy and of salvage chemoradiation in the definitive non surgical treatment of epidermoid carcinoma of the anal canal: results of a phase III randomized intergroup study. J. Clin. Oncol. 14:1996;2527-2539.
7. Gerard J.P., Ayzac L., Hun D., et al. Treatment of anal carcinoma with high dose radiation therapy and concomitant Fluorouracil-cisplatinum. Long term results in 95 patients. Radiother. Oncol. 46:1998;249-256.
8. Papillon J., Mayer M., Montbarbon J.F., Gerard J.P., Chassard J.L., Bailly C.H. A new approach to the management of epidermoid carcinoma of the anal canal. Cancer. 51:1983;1830-1837.
9. Papillon J., Montbarbon J.F., Gerard J.P., Chassard J.L., Ardiet J.M. Interstitial curietherapy in the conservative treatment of anal and rectal cancers. Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 17:1989;1161-1169.
10. Peiffert D., Bey P., Pernot M., et al. Conservative treatment by irradiation of epidermoid cancers of the anal canal: prognostic factors of tumoral control and complications. Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 37:1997;313-324.
11. Pointon R.S., Dalby J.E. The treatment of anal carcinoma by interstitial irradiation. Am. J. Roentgen. 85:1961;515-520.
12. Roed H., Engel Holm S.A., Svendsen L.B., Rosendal F., Olsen K.J. Pulsed dose Rate (PDR) brachytherapy of anal carcinoma. Rad. Oncol. 41:1996;131-134.
13. Schlienger M., Krzisch C., Pene F., et al. Epidermoid carcinoma of the anal canal. Treatment results and prognostic variables in a series of 242 cases. Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. 17:1989;1141-1151.
14. UKCCR. Anal cancer trial working party. Epidermoid anal cancer: results from the UKCCCR randomized trial of radiotherapy alone versus radiotherapy 5 Fluorouracil and Mitomycin. Lancet 348: 1049-1054, 1996.