Long Follow-up of Patients With Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer Treated With Concomitant Chemobrachyradiotherapy With Cisplatin and Ifosfamide Followed by Consolidation Chemotherapy

OBJECTIVESLocally advanced cervical cancer (LACC) is one of the leading health problems of the developing countries. We present long-term outcomes of treatment with a concomitant chemobrachyradiotherapy followed by consolidation chemotherapy regimen. MATERIALS AND METHODSWe treated 118 patients with LACC (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics stages IB2-IVA) with external radiotherapy (50 Gy in 25 fractions) and concomitant chemobrachyradiotherapy (low-dose rate). Chemotherapy was applied during brachyradiotherapy (cisplatin on day 1 in combination with 24-hour infusion of ifosfamide and mesna uroprotection). Four cycles of consolidation chemotherapy were given starting 4 weeks after the second concomitant chemobrachyradiotherapy cycle. RESULTSAfter median follow-up period of 99.3 months, we observed acceptable acute and late toxicity, local control rate of 97.5%, and an overall survival of 74.6% at 96 months. CONCLUSIONSChemobrachyradiotherapy regimen followed by consolidation chemotherapy described in this article is a valuable treatment option for LACC.