Preoperative radiotherapy with or without concurrent fluorouracil and leucovorin in T3-4 rectal cancers:: Results of FFCD 9203
Preoperative radiotherapy with or without concurrent fluorouracil and leucovorin in T3-4 rectal cancers:: Results of FFCD 9203
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DOI:
10.1200/jco.2006.06.7629
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发表时间:
2006-10-01
影响因子:
45.3
通讯作者:
Bedenne, Laurent
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作者:
Gerard, Jean-Pierre;Conroy, Thierry;Bedenne, Laurent
PurposeIn 1992, preoperative radiotherapy was considered in France as the standard treatment for T3-4 rectal cancers. The present randomized trial compares preoperative radiotherapy with chemoradiotherapy.Patients and MethodsPatients were eligible if they presented a resectable T3-4, Nx, M0 rectal adenocarcinoma accessible to digital rectal examination. Preoperative radiotherapy with 45 Gy in 25 fractions during 5 weeks was delivered. Concurrent chemotherapy with fluorouracil 350 mg/m(2)/d during 5 days, together with leucovorin, was administered during the first and fifth week in the experimental arm. Surgery was planned 3 to 10 weeks after the end of radiotherapy. All patients should receive adjuvant chemotherapy with the same fluorouracil/leucovorin regimen. The primary end point of the trial was overall survival.ResultsA total of 733 patients were eligible. Grade 3 or 4 acute toxicity was more frequent with chemoradiotherapy (14.6% v 2.7%; P