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Radiosensitivity studies in treatment of cancer of the cervix
Author(s) -
Merrill James A.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(196601)19:1<143::aid-cncr2820190117>3.0.co;2-6
Subject(s) - medicine , cervix , cervical cancer , radiosensitivity , cancer , radiation therapy , oncology , gynecology
One hundred‐ninety‐two patients with cancer of the cervix treated by primary radiation therapy during the years 1957 thru 1960 were studied by SR, serial RR and serial cervical biopsies. It has been impossible to demonstrate any value of SR as a prognostic index. Patients with “good” RR have a higher survival rate than patients with “poor” RR but the differences are not statistically significant. RR is influenced by numerous factors. The prognostic accuracy of examining cervical biopsies is greater than with the cytologic techniques and differences in survival rate are statistically significant. It is concluded that radiosensitivity testing techniques offer little advantage in the clinical management of patients with cancer of the cervix.