[Effectiveness of chemoradiotherapy for three cases of squamous cell anal carcinoma]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2004 Oct;31(11):1870-2.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We report three patients with squamous cell anal carcinoma who were treated by chemoradiotherapy. Case 1: A 62-year-old female with squamous cell anal carcinoma invading the vagina underwent a posterior pelvic exenteration. She had paraaortic lymph node metastases. She was treated by chemoradiotherapy with 5-FU/CDDP and external irradiation (50 Gy) as an adjuvant therapy, and survived for 5 years. Case 2: A 74-year-old female with anal squamous cell carcinoma Stage II was treated by chemoradiotherapy with tegafur/uracil, external irradiation (30 Gy) and interstitial irradiation (24 Gy). She is currently living without any signs of recurrence for 3 years and 8 months. Case 3: A 53-year-old female with anal squamous cell carcinoma Stage IIIa was treated by chemoradiotherapy using 5'-DFUR and external irradiation (66 Gy). She is currently living without any signs of recurrence for 1 year and 9 months. The prognosis of anal squamous cell carcinoma that received Cur B or C resection was extremely poor with a median survival time (MST) of 7 or 6 months. Chemoradiotherapy seems to be effective as the first line treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Anus Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / therapy*
  • Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Cisplatin / administration & dosage
  • Combined Modality Therapy / methods
  • Female
  • Floxuridine / administration & dosage
  • Fluorouracil / administration & dosage
  • Humans
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Tegafur / administration & dosage
  • Uracil / administration & dosage

Substances

  • Floxuridine
  • Tegafur
  • Uracil
  • Cisplatin
  • Fluorouracil
  • doxifluridine