[Clinical assessment of thermoradiotherapy of breast cancer and cancer of the urinary bladder]

Gan No Rinsho. 1990 Oct;36(13):2267-71.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Non-randomized clinical trials of thermoradiotherapy for breast cancer and carcinoma of the urinary bladder were reported. Thermoradiotherapy was useful for breast cancer treatment in term of (1) increased local control for locally advanced tumors and (2) possibility of reducing dose of irradiation for recurrent tumors following radiotherapy. Tumor response to thermoradiotherapy was dependent on tumor volume and maximum or minimum tumor temperature. Thermoradiotherapy was also effective as a preoperative-treatment for urinary bladder cancer. The incidence of down-staging and degeneration of tumors was significantly higher in thermoradiotherapy than in radiotherapy. These effects were temperature dependent. Patients with T 3-4 NOMO or Grade 3 tumors treated with thermoradiotherapy showed a tendency of increased survival compared with those treated with radiotherapy alone.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Breast Neoplasms / mortality
  • Breast Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Breast Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / mortality
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / radiotherapy
  • Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / therapy*
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hyperthermia, Induced*
  • Male
  • Microwaves / therapeutic use
  • Middle Aged
  • Prognosis
  • Radiotherapy Dosage
  • Survival Rate
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / mortality
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / radiotherapy
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / therapy*