Survival and toxicity differences between 5‐day and weekly cisplatin in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer
Einstein MH, Novetsky AP, Garg M, Hailpern SM, Huang GS, Glueck A, Fields AL, Kalnicki S, Goldberg GL. Survival and toxicity differences between 5‐day and weekly cisplatin in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer. Cancer 2006, 109: 48-53. PMID: 17123270, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.22369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free survivalAdvanced cervical cancerCervical cancerWeekly groupWeekly CDDPAdvanced stage cervical cancerAdvanced-stage patientsCompletion of treatmentTimes higher riskExternal beam radiotherapyAcute toxicitySignificant demographic differencesOutpatient regimenWeekly cisplatinWeekly regimenConsecutive patientsTreatment failureSingle institutionDay concomitantBeam radiotherapyHigh riskRate brachytherapy treatmentPatientsRegimenRadiotherapy