PubMed:10660201 JSONTXT

{"project":"PubmedHPO","denotations":[{"id":"T1","span":{"begin":125,"end":139},"obj":"HP_0100615"},{"id":"T2","span":{"begin":133,"end":139},"obj":"HP_0002664"}],"text":"Is there place for radiotherapy in the treatment of advanced ovarian cancer?\nBACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Irradiation of advanced ovarian cancer has been performed during the years 1976-1984 with six-field technique. Results of this treatment in a long follow-up have never before been evaluated.\nMATERIAL AND METHODS: Seventy-five patients with stage IIb-IV of invasive ovarian cancer have been treated with a combination of surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The results of the treatment were compared with 98 patients treated during the year 1991-1992 with surgery and chemotherapy only.\nRESULTS: After controlling for the differences in background factors between the groups considered, there was still a significantly better survival rate for the patients treated with radiotherapy.\nCONCLUSION: The results suggest that the role of radiotherapy in advanced ovarian cancer should be investigated in a prospective randomized trial."}