Cervical Carcinoma Stage IIB Clinical Trial
Official title:
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Radical Surgery Versus Concurrent Chemoirradiation in FIGO Stage IIB Cervical Cancer
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) and radical surgery (RS) may have a possible better outcome to concurrent chemoirradiation (CCRT) in stage IIB cervical cancer. We try to verify such a hypothesis in terms of survival and treatment related morbidity.
Patients with International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage IIB cervical cancer are eligible for our study. They will receive cisplatin based neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) 3 cycles followed by radical surgery (RS) (type III to V radical hysterectomy plus systematic pelvic lymphadenectomy) (arm A) or external beam radiation (EBRT) with concurrent weekly platinum 40mg/m2 followed by brachyradiotherapy (arm B). ;