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Radiotherapy plus hyperthermia for advanced pelvic tumours

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PROSPECTIVE, RANDOMISED, MULTICENTRE TRIAL

This prospective, randomised, multicentre tial investigated the effect of adding pelvic hyperthermia treatment to standard radiotherapy in patients with advanced pelvic tumours.

The pelvic tumours assessed were:

  • bladder (stage T2, T3, T4, N0, M0)
  • cervix (stage IIB, IIIB, IV)
  • rectum (stage M0-1)

176 patients were randomised to radiotherapy alone and 182 were randomised to radiotherapy plus hyperthermia.

Reference:

  • 1) van der Zee, J, Gonzalez, DG. (2000). Comparison of radiotherapy alone with radiotherapy plus hyperthermia in locally advanced pelvic tumours: a prospective, randomised, multcentre trial. Lancet, 355, 1119-25.

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