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ArticleInternational journal of clinical oncology2018

Definitive chemoradiotherapy for anal canal cancer: single-center experience.

Izumi Tachibana, Yasumasa Nishimura, Masahiro Inada, Kohei Fukuda, Kazuki Ishikawa, Tatsuyuki Nishikawa, Masaki Yokokawa, Kiyoshi Nakamatsu, Shuichi Kanamori, Jin-Ichi Hida

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Article in International journal of clinical oncology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Izumi TachibanaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Kindai University of Medicine, 377-2, Ohno-Higashi, Osaka-Sayama, Osaka, 589-8511, Japan. izu917@med.kindai.ac.jp.
Yasumasa NishimuraDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Kindai University of Medicine, 377-2, Ohno-Higashi, Osaka-Sayama, Osaka, 589-8511, Japan.
Masahiro InadaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Kindai University of Medicine, 377-2, Ohno-Higashi, Osaka-Sayama, Osaka, 589-8511, Japan.
Kohei FukudaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Kindai University of Medicine, 377-2, Ohno-Higashi, Osaka-Sayama, Osaka, 589-8511, Japan.
Kazuki IshikawaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Kindai University of Medicine, 377-2, Ohno-Higashi, Osaka-Sayama, Osaka, 589-8511, Japan.
Tatsuyuki NishikawaDepartment of Radiology, Ujitakeda Hospital, Uji, Kyoto, Japan.
Masaki YokokawaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Yamato Takada Municipal Hospital, Yamato-takada, Nara, Japan.
Kiyoshi NakamatsuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Kindai University of Medicine, 377-2, Ohno-Higashi, Osaka-Sayama, Osaka, 589-8511, Japan.
Shuichi KanamoriDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Kindai University of Medicine, 377-2, Ohno-Higashi, Osaka-Sayama, Osaka, 589-8511, Japan.
Jin-Ichi HidaDepartment of Surgery, Kindai University of Medicine, Osaka-Sayama, Osaka, Japan.
Kindai University · JPYamato Municipal Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChemoradiotherapy (CRT) is a standard treatment for anal canal cancer although many patients with anal canal cancer undergo surgery in Japan. The efficacy of CRT for anal canal cancer was evaluated retrospectively.

methodsMedical charts of 13 patients with anal canal cancer treated by definitive CRT from October 2004 to May 2016 were reviewed. Twelve patients had squamous cell carcinoma and one had adeno-squamous carcinoma. PET/CT simulation was performed in nine patients. The median total dose was 59.4 Gy (range 57.6-63.4 Gy) with fractions of 1.8-2.0 Gy. Ten patients received chemotherapy with mitomycin C (10 mg/m

resultsAll 13 patients were alive after a median follow-up period of 102 months (range 16-121 months). Local failure only occurred in the patient with adeno-squamous cell carcinoma, while there was no loco-regional recurrence or distant metastasis in the other 12 patients. The 5-year loco-regional control rate (LRC) and 5-year overall survival rate (OS) were 92% and 100%, respectively. Acute toxicities of ≥ grade 3 were observed in six patients (46%), mainly being dermatitis around the anal verge, and late toxicity of ≥ grade 3 occurred in one patient.

conclusionCRT for squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal achieved good LRC and OS with acceptable toxicities.

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AgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsAnus NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Squamous CellChemoradiotherapyCisplatinFemaleFluorouracilHumansMaleMiddle AgedMitomycinPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyRetrospective StudiesSurvival RateCisplatinFluorouracilMitomycinAnal canal cancerChemoradiotherapyIntensity-modulated radiation therapySquamous cell carcinoma

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