J Korean Cancer Assoc.  1998 Aug;30(4):639-651.

Results of Hyperthermic Treatment Combiced with Radiotherapy/Chemotherapy in Locally Advanced Inoperable Gastric Cancer

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Radiation Oncology, Kosin University, College of School, Pusan, Korea.
  • 2Department of Internal Medicine, Kosin University, College of School, Pusan, Korea.

Abstract

PURPOSE
This retrospective study is conducted to evaluate the local response rate, survival rate, median survival times and complication of hyperthermic treatment combined with radiotherapy/chemotherapy in locally advanced inoperable gastric cancer.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
One hundred and twenty-seven patients treated with hyperthermia from April, 1992 to December, 1994 were enrolled. Among 127 patients, 13(10.2%) were treated with thermo-radiotherapy(Group I), 4(3.1%) were treated with thermo-radio-chemotherapy(Group II) and 110(86.6%) were treated with thermo-chemotherapy (Group III). Hyperfractionated radiotherapy(135 cGy/fr., 2 times/day) using 6-MV X-ray Linac was delivered with total doses of 40.5~67.5 Gy(median: 45 Gy). Chemotherapy by FI(5-FU+ Interferon) or EAP(Etoposide+ Adriamycin+ Cisplatin) regimens was administered. Hyperthermia using 8-MHz RF(radiofrequency) capacitive heating eqiupment (CANCERMIA GHT-8) was applied with interval of 2 times/week, 40~60 minutes /session within 10~15 minutes following radiation, and was simultaneously done with chemotherapy. The estimation of local response was used computed tomography and endoscopy, and was divided into complete response(CR), partial response(PR), and no response(NR). The survival rate was calculated by Kaplan-Meier method.
RESULTS
Overall local response rate(CR+ PR) was 68.5% with 6.3% in CR and 62.2% in PR. The local response rates by treatment modality were 92.3% (CR: 15.4%, PR: 76.9%) in Group I, 100%(CR: 75.0%, PR: 25.0%) in Group II and 64.5%(CR: 2.7%, PR: 61.8%) in Group III. There was statistically significant difference(p=0.0001). The overall 1 and 2 years survival rates with median survival time(MST) were 20.5%, 7.1% with 9 months, respectively. The overall 1 and 2 years survival rates(with MST) by treatment modality were 7.7%, 0%(7 months) in Group I, 50.0%, 0%(9 months) in Group II and 20.9%, 8.2%(6 months) in Group III. There was no statistically significant difference. The incidence of side effect by heating was 3.1%(4 patients) and the most serious side effect was subcutaneous fat necrosis in anterior abdominal wall.
CONCLUSION
From this study we concluded that hyperthermic treatment combined with radiotherapy/chemotherapy may increase the local response rate in locally advanced inoperable gastric cancer.

Keyword

Advanced gastric cancer; Hyperthermia; Local response; Survival

MeSH Terms

Abdominal Wall
Drug Therapy
Endoscopy
Fever
Heating
Hot Temperature
Humans
Incidence
Necrosis
Retrospective Studies
Stomach Neoplasms*
Subcutaneous Fat
Survival Rate
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