[Radiochemotherapy of penis carcinoma]

Some authors report successful use of radiochemotherapy in patients with penile cancer. The most promising chemotherapeutic agents in penile cancer are cisplatin, methotrexate, bleomycin, vinblastine, and vincristine. There are different protocols for the use of chemotherapeutic agents such as mono- or polychemotherapy in combination with radiotherapy. Operative treatment is still the primary approach in patients with penile cancer. However, in some patients with relevant co-morbidity who wish to receive organ-sparing therapy, radiochemotherapy may be applied when low-stage tumors (carcinoma in situ or T1) are present. There is no chemotherapeutic agent of choice to be recommended. The results of radiochemotherapy in patients with T2 tumors or higher are not satisfactory because local tumor control often cannot be achieved.