title: Concurrent cisplatin-based chemoradiation International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics stage IB2 cervical carcinoma.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of the study was to assess the effectiveness of primary chemoradiation for stage IB(2) cervical carcinoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective study of patients treated with primary chemoradiation at selected hospitals in Cleveland, OH, from 1992 to 2006 was performed. Patients with regional or distant metastasis on pretreatment imaging were excluded. Patients received pelvic teletherapy with weekly concurrent cisplatin and high- or low-dose-rate brachytherapy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Forty-nine patients with a median age of 51 years were identified. The majority of patients were white (81.6%) and had squamous cell carcinomas (81.6%) and a median tumor diameter of 5 cm (range, 4.1-10 cm). The median duration of follow-up was 41 months. Progression of disease was observed in 10 (20.4%) patients. The local control rate was 86%. At 36 months, the progression-free survival (PFS) was 79% and the overall survival (OS) was 86%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Primary chemoradiation has a high clinical response rate, PFS, and OS for women with stage IB(2) cervical cancer.
authors.affiliation: Section of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
authors.forename: Behiye P C
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Goksedef
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kunos
authors.forename: Jerome L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Belinson
authors.forename: Peter G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Rose
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001918:Brachytherapy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011878:Radiotherapy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016019:Survival Analysis; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D002945:Cisplatin