Published January 1987 | Version v1
Journal article

Results and prospects for clinical usage of hyperthermia in oncology

  • 1. Nauchno-Issledovatel'skij Inst. Onkologii i Meditsinskoj Radiologii, Minsk (Byelorussian SSR)

Description

Artificaial controled local and total hyperthermia combined with radio- and/or chemotherapy was used for the treatment of 1211 patients with malignant tumors of different sites. A study of the delayed results of 750 patients showed that the incorporation of hyperthermia in the schemes of combined and multimodality therapy resulted in a significant increase in the 5-year survival of the patients with melanoma, soft tissue sarcoma, breast and rectal cancer

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (Russian)
Итоги и перспективы клинического применения гипертермии в онкологии

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Med. Radiol.
Journal Volume
32
Journal Issue
1
Series
Med. Radiol.
Journal Page Range
19-24
ISSN
0025-8334
CODEN
MERAA

Conference

Title
1. All-union conference on hyperthermia application in oncology.
Dates
28-29 May 1986.
Place
Moscow (USSR).

INIS

Country of Publication
Russian Federation
Country of Input or Organization
USSR
INIS RN
18073566
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
BIOLOGICAL LOCALIZATION; CHEMOTHERAPY; DELAYED RADIATION EFFECTS; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTHERMIA; MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES; NEOPLASMS; PATIENTS; RADIOTHERAPY; SURGERY; SURVIVAL CURVES
Descriptors DEC
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; BODY TEMPERATURE; DISEASES; MEDICINE; RADIATION EFFECTS; THERAPY