title: [Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for advanced cervical cancer].
abstract: Twenty-five patients with advanced cervical cancer (IIb-IVa) were treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by radical hysterectomy or radiotherapy. According to the evaluation by MRI, complete response was achieved in 2 cases and partial response in 17 cases. Eventually the response rate was 76%. The response rate was higher in squamous cell carcinomas (85%) than adenocarcinomas or adenosquamous carcinomas (67%). The histological effect is superior in squamous cell carcinomas than adenocarcinomas or adenosquamous carcinomas. Radical hysterectomy was performed in 5 cases of 11 (45%) stage III-IVa cervical cancers. There was no correlation between tumor size and response to NAC. NAC therapy may be useful therapy in advanced cervical cancers, especially squamous cell carcinomas.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Okayama University Medical School.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kodama
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ikuhashi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hongo
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mizutani
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Miyagi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshinouchi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kobashi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okuda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kudo
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018196:Carcinoma, Adenosquamous / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy; D007069:Ifosfamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008875:Middle Aged; D016685:Mitomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D017663:Peplomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011379:Prognosis; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014747:Vinblastine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage