Outcome of rectal and sigmoid carcinoma patients receiving adjuvant chemoradiotherapy in Marmara University Hospital

J Chemother. 2003 Dec;15(6):603-6. doi: 10.1179/joc.2003.15.6.603.

Abstract

Adjuvant chemoradiotherapy is the standard treatment in resected stage II/III rectosigmoid carcinoma. We report a retrospective analysis of 33 patients who received adjuvant chemoradiotherapy. Patients received 5-fluorouracil (375mg/m2/day x 5days) and calcium leucovorin (20mg/m2/day x 5days), q4weeks, two courses before and two courses after radiotherapy. The 5-fluorouracil dose was reduced to 225mg/m2/day given continuously as protracted short-term infusion on the first and last 3 days during radiotherapy. Radiotherapy was started at 7th week and 45-50.4 Gy was given to pelvic region. Median age was 63 years. Median follow-up was 38 months starting from the operation date. Four-year local and distant control rates were 78% and 69%, respectively. Four-year disease-free survival and overall survival were 60% and 62%, respectively. Protracted short-term infusion of 5-fluorouracil during pelvic irradiation is a safe treatment modality. Further studies are needed to improve the local control of high-risk rectal and sigmoid carcinomas.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / drug therapy*
  • Adenocarcinoma / mortality
  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology
  • Adenocarcinoma / radiotherapy*
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Colectomy / methods
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Disease-Free Survival
  • Female
  • Fluorouracil / administration & dosage
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Hospitals, University
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Radiotherapy Dosage
  • Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Rectal Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Rectal Neoplasms / mortality
  • Rectal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Rectal Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Risk Assessment
  • Sigmoid Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Sigmoid Neoplasms / mortality
  • Sigmoid Neoplasms / pathology
  • Sigmoid Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
  • Survival Analysis
  • Turkey

Substances

  • Fluorouracil