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BACKGROUND/AIM:To investigate whether high-dose-rate (HDR) intracavitary brachytherapy (IBT) dose ratios can predict treatment outcomes in patients with stage IIB cervical cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Ninety-three patients treated with weekly cisplatin-based concurrent chemoradiotherapy and HDR IBT were analyzed. Potential prognostic factors and treatment outcomes were compared between low-HDR-IBT-ratio (≤0.43) and high-HDR-IBT-ratio (>0.43) groups, and univariate and multivariate analyses were performed. RESULTS:Five-year disease-specific survival (DSS) and progression-free survival (PFS) rates were significantly shorter in the low-compared to the high-HDR-IBT-ratio group. A high HDR IBT ratio was confirmed as an independent prognostic factor for DSS and PFS. CONCLUSION:A high HDR IBT dose ratio improves DSS and PFS in patients with stage IIB cervical cancer. Therefore, active administration of HDR IBT beyond previously accepted levels may be necessary for the treatment of locally advanced cervical cancer.
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Anticancer Resjournal_title
Anticancer researchauthors
Cho O,Noh OK,Oh YT,Chang SJ,Chun Mdoi
10.21873/anticanres.11325subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2017-01-01 00:00:00pages
327-334issue
1eissn
0250-7005issn
1791-7530pii
37/1/327journal_volume
37pub_type
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