[Chemotherapy of cancer of the cervix].

Abstract

Systemic chemotherapy has been widely used for the purpose of inducing remission of advanced cancer of the cervix. Almost all anti-cancer drugs have been applied to this way of chemotherapy, however, the high effectiveness of cisplatin is worthy of notice, and this drug plays a central role in combination chemotherapy. Local hyperthermia, drug-induced hypertension and intra-arterial infusion of anti-cancer drugs are the representative methods to reinforce the effect of chemotherapy. Adjuvant chemotherapy has to be designed to adapt the extremely slow growing potential of residual microcarcinomas after surgery. Oral administration of tegafur for two years is a choice of maintenance chemotherapy preventive against postoperative recurrence.

• Authors: S Yamagata
• Journal: Gan no rinsho. Japan journal of cancer clinics (Gan No Rinsho) Vol. 36 Issue 10 Pg. 1143-8 (Aug 1990) ISSN: 0021-4949 [Print] Japan
• PMID: 2214152 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article, Review)

Chemical References

• Immunologic Factors

Topics

• Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Combined Modality Therapy
• Drug Administration Routes
• Embolization, Therapeutic
• Female
• Humans
• Hyperthermia, Induced
• Immunologic Factors (therapeutic use)
• Infusions, Intra-Arterial
• Infusions, Intravenous
• Injections, Intralesional
• Remission Induction
• Uterine Cervical Neoplasms (drug therapy, therapy)