Preliminary Results of Concurrent Radiation Therapy and Chemotherapy in Locally Advanced Cervical Carcinoma

국소적으로 진행된 자궁 경부암에서 방사선과 항암화학요법 병행치료의 예비적 결과

  • Yang KM (Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan) ;
  • Ahn SD (Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan) ;
  • Choi EK (Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan) ;
  • Chang HS (Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan) ;
  • Kim YT (Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan) ;
  • Nam JH (Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan) ;
  • Mok JE (Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan)
  • 양광모 (울산대학교 의과대학, 서울중앙병원 치료방사선과학교실) ;
  • 안승도 (울산대학교 의과대학, 서울중앙병원 치료방사선과학교실) ;
  • 최은경 (울산대학교 의과대학, 서울중앙병원 치료방사선과학교실) ;
  • 장혜숙 (울산대학교 의과대학, 서울중앙병원 치료방사선과학교실) ;
  • 김영탁 (울산대학교 의과대학, 서울중앙병원 산부인과학교실) ;
  • 남주현 (울산대학교 의과대학, 서울중앙병원 산부인과학교실) ;
  • 목정은 (울산대학교 의과대학, 서울중앙병원 산부인과학교실)
  • Published : 1993.12.01

Abstract

Since May 1991, authors have conducted a pilot study to determine the feasibility and evaluate the effect of concurrent radiation therapy and chemotherapy with 5-FU and Cis-platinum for locally advanced cervical cancer (stage IIB-IVA). Radiation therapy consisted of external irradiation to whole pelvis (4140 cGy/23 fx) in 4.5 weeks followed by high dose rate intracavitary radiation therapy (HDR ICRT) to deliver a dose of 30 to 35 Gy to A point in 6 to 7 fractions. After the intracavitary radiation therapy, parametrial boost was delivered for B point dose of 60 Gy in Stage IIB and 65 Gy in stage IIIB. 5-FU (1000 $mg/m^2/24hr$ for 96 hour iv infusion) and Cis-platinum (20 $mg/m^2/day$ IV bolus for 3 days) were given during the second week of external RT and the second course chemotherapy administered at the first HDR ICRT with the same method as the first chemotherapy. Sixteen patients (10 stage IIB,4 stage IIIB,2 stage IVA) were registered to this protocol. Among these 16 patients, two refused treatment after 2 fractions of external irradiation, and one could not continue intracavitary irradiation because of treatment related genitourinary toxicity. So 14 patients were evaluated for toxicity and 13 patients were evaluated for response analysis. Five of 14 patients developed grade 3 gastrointestinal toxicity but 4 of them recovered at the completion of treatment. One stage IIIB patient with inguinal lymph node metastasis who received higher dose of radiation in spite of initial poor performance status did not recover from gastrointestinal toxicity at the completion of treatment. And she died of distant metastasis at one month after the completion of treatment. Two of 14 evaluable patients showed weight loss, more than $10\%$ of initial weight. One patient developed grade 3 leukopenia. In this study, the average total treatment period of completely treated patients was 75 days and three of them took more than 80 days (84, 84, 89 days). Toxicities were generally acceptable and there were no treatment related death. At the last follow-up, complete response was achieved in $62\%(8/13)$ and especially of nine patients with stage IIB, eight patients showed complete response. This study suggests that concurrent radiation therapy and chemotherapy (5-FU and Cis-platinum) is tolerable and effective. Further follow-up is needed to determine whether this protocol will have a favorable impact on survival and to evaluate the late effect on normal tissues. In future, prospective randomized trials are needed to compare the standard radiation therapy alone with concurrent chemotherapy and radiation therapy for locally advanced cervical carcinoma.

본 연구는 1991년 5월부터 국소적으로 진행된 자궁경부암 (FIGO stage IIB~IVA) 환자를 대상으로 5-FU와 Cis-platinum을 방사선 치료와 동시에 투여하여 치료 독성, 치료의 적합성과 국소관해율을 평가하기 위해 시행되었다. 방사선 치료는 외부방사선 조사로 전골반부에 23회에 걸쳐 4140 cGy 시행후, 고선량 근접치료기로 강내조사를 6회 내지 7회 (A점에 $3000\~3500$ cGy) 시행하였으며, B점에 추가조사를 시행하여 IIB병기 환자는 6000 cGy까지 IIIB병기 환자는 6500 cGy가지 B점에 조사되도록 하였다. 첫 번째 항암화학요법은 외부방사선 치료 시행의 두번째 주에 5-FU는 $1000 mg/m^2/24hr$를 96시간 동안에 걸쳐 토여하고 Cis-platinum은 $20mg/m^2/day$를 3일 투여하였다. 두번째 항암화학요법은 처음과 동일한 방법으로 첫번째 고선량 근접 강내 치료가 시행될 때 투여 되었다. 1993년 8월까지 총 16명의 환자(10 IIB 병기, 4 IIIB병기, 2 IVA 병기)가 등록되었으며, 이중 2명은 외부방사선 2회 조사후 치료를 중단하였으며, 1명은 강내치료중 3등급의 비뇨기계독성으로 치료를 중단하였다. 2회의 항암화학 요법이 종료된 후 독성의 평가가 가능했던 14명의 환자중 5명이 3등급의 위장관독성이 발생하였으나, 4명은 치료종료후 평가에서 회복되었다. 1명은 병기 IIIB환자로 초기에 서혜부 임파절 전이가 있어 다량의 방사선이 조사되었는데, 치료종료 후에 위장관독성이 악화되었고, 1개월후 원격전이로 사망하였다. 치료후 치료전 체중의 $10\%$ 이상 감소된 환자는 2명이었고, 1명이 3등급의 백혈구 감소를 보였다. 환자의 평균 치료 기간은 75일(포준 치료 기간은 $70\pm7$일)이었고, 80일 이상인 환자는 3명 (84, 84, 89일)이었다. 추적관찰 가능했던 13명 환자중 8명이 완전관해를 보였고, 특히 IIB병기 환자의 경우 9명중 8명이 완전관해를 보였다. 본 연구결과 진전된 자궁 경부암에서 방사선과 항암화학요법 병행치료는 효과나 독성면에서 수용가능 하였으나 향후 근치적 방사선치료 단독으로 시행된 경우와의 전향적 비교연구가 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

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