SummaryObjective. To compare survival and toxicity of three different treatments for stage IIIB cervix cancer: low-dose-rate (LDR), high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy and association of HDR and chemotherapy. MethOds. Between 1985 and 2005, 230 patients with FIGO stage IIIB squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix received 4-field pelvic teletherapy at doses between 40 and 50.4 Gy, with a different complementation in each group. The LDRB group, with 42 patients, received one or two insertions of LDR, with Cesium-137, in a total dose of 80 to 100Gy at point A. The HDR group, 155 patients received HDR in 4 weekly 7 Gy fractions and 9 Gy to 14.4 Gy applied to the involved parametria. The CHT group, 33 patients, were given the same treatment as the HDR group and received 5 or 6 weekly cycles of cisplatin, 40 mg per m2. Results. The five-year progression-free survival (PFS) was 60% for the HDR group and 45% for the LDR group, and the two-year PFS for the CHT group was 65% (p = 0.02). The five-year Overall Survival (OS) was 65% for the HDR group and 49% for the LDR group. The two-year OS was 86% for the CHT group (p = 0.02). Rectum toxicity grade II was 7% for the LDR group, 4% for the HDR group and 7% for the CHT group that had one case of rectum toxicity grade IV. cOnclusiOn. Patients that received HDR had better OS and PFS. The Chemotherapy-HDR association showed no benefit when compared to HDR only. Toxicity rates showed no difference between the three groups.
OBJETIVO: Analisar a resposta e toxicidade da braquiterapia de alta taxa de dose (BATD) intersticial para carcinoma do colo do útero com recidiva pélvica pós-radioterapia. MATERIAIS E MÉTODOS: Entre 1998 e 2001, 11 pacientes com carcinoma de colo de útero e que tiveram recidiva pélvica pós-radioterapia receberam BATD intersticial. Idade: 41 a 71 anos (média: 56,5 anos); estádios (FIGO): IIA, IIB, IIIB e IVA. Nove (82%) pacientes tinham carcinoma de células escamosas e duas (18%), adenocarcinoma. Dose total de BATD: 20-30 Gy, em frações de 4-5 Gy. O seguimento variou de dois a 54 meses (média: 22,5 meses), através de exame físico periódico (três meses). Uma paciente faleceu sem avaliação de resposta. RESULTADOS: Dez pacientes (91%) tiveram resposta clínica completa, com duração de três a 46 meses (média: 18,9 meses). Três pacientes estão livres de doença (27%), duas estão vivas com doença (18%), três morreram (27%) e de três se perdeu o seguimento após nova recidiva (27%). A toxicidade para o trato urinário foi de 9% (uma paciente - grau III). CONCLUSÃO: A BATD intersticial é uma abordagem alternativa e viável para pacientes selecionadas que tiveram recidiva pós-radioterapia. Foi possível obter altas taxas de resposta com baixa toxicidade, considerando-se o grupo estudado, o tempo de seguimento e a re-irradiação.
Patients submitted to adjuvant teletherapy showed very high toxicity, which contraindicates that treatment for those patients. There may be a role for adjuvant HDRB, but randomized controlled trials are still needed to evaluate its benefit.
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