[Radio-chemotherapy of cervix carcinoma. I. Clinical part]

A prospective study was performed for a new model concerning the potentiation of radiation with Podophyllum (Proresid) and the radioprotection with Acethylhomocystein-thiolactone (Reducdyn) in cases of the squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix. The study was carried out on the basis of alternated data of birth. The total number of the randomization was 256, consisting of 173 stages II und 83 stages III. All patients were irradiated with 6000 mgeh Ra and 4500 R 60Co. In addition to the irradiation one group of 128 patients received an infusion of 1g Podophyllum/day after irradiation. Another group of 46 patients was treated prior to irradiation with 1g Acethyl-homocystein-thiolactone (AHCT) and with Podophyllum after exposure. The total dosage was between 30 and 50g Pod. and 30 and 50g AHCT. It could be shown that the survival rate after three years was increased up to 15%. An earlier study revealed a five-year-survival rate of 23%.