title: [Thermoradiotherapy of rectal cancer].
abstract: Methods of combined and multimodality therapy are widely used for the treatment of malignant rectal tumors. However radical operation cannot be performed in 50% of patients, in some cases patients refuse surgery. In such cases patients are given a split course of radiation therapy using local heating of a tumor and a method of daily dose fractionation. Altogether 58 patients with stage T2-4N0-1M0-1 were treated by this method: 38 received thermoradiotherapy, 20 were controls. At the 1st stage the summary focal dose (SFD) was 40 Gy, temperature in a tumor was 42-44 degrees C, interval 3-4 weeks. At the 2nd stage radiotherapy was given with daily dose fractionation (1 + 1.5 Gy at 4-5- h interval), the SFD was 35-40 Gy. The SFD over the entire therapeutic course was 75-80 Gy. Radiation rectitis in thermoradiotherapy was more frequent and severe. Complete tumor regression was observed in 7 (18.4%) patients, marked regression--in 24 (63.2%) patients, insignificant regression--in 5 (13.1%); 2 patients (5.3%) were treated without any effect. 29 (76.3%) patients lived over 2 yrs., 6 (25.8%) patients died of tumor progression.
authors: Iu S
authors: IuS
authors: Mardynskiĭ
authors: L N
authors: LN
authors: Titova
authors: V O
authors: VO
authors: Sidorchenkov
authors: G Z
authors: GZ
authors: Menteshashvili
authors: V M
authors: VM
authors: Zagrebin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011349:Proctitis / Q000209:etiology; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*
vernacular_title: Termoradioterapiia raka priamoĭ kishki.