Landmark trial
Concurrent cisplatin-based radiotherapy and chemotherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer
Rose PG, Bundy BN, Watkins EB, et al. · Gynecologic Oncology Group
DoseLab summary
GOG 120 showed that cisplatin-based chemotherapy given with radiation improved survival in locally advanced cervical cancer — one of the trials behind weekly cisplatin chemoradiation. Citation checked against Europe PMC.
Why this is useful
Why definitive cervix treatment is given with weekly cisplatin.
Reference details
- Title
- Concurrent cisplatin-based radiotherapy and chemotherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer
- Authors / organization
- Rose PG, Bundy BN, Watkins EB, et al. · Gynecologic Oncology Group
- Publication / protocol
- N Engl J Med. 1999;340(15):1144–1153
- Version
- Pending verification
- Year
- 1999
- DOI
- 10.1056/NEJM199904153401502
- Disease sites
- GYN
- Topics
- Cervix, Chemoradiation
- Fractionation context
- Pending verification
- Last reviewed by DoseLab
- Pending verification