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Table 2 Phase 2 studies of newer radiosensitizers alone or combined

From: Radiosensitizers in cervical cancer. Cisplatin and beyond

Schedule [ref]

# pat

Complete R

Survival

Gemcitabine 300 mg/m2 (weekly) [95]

--

89%

DFS 84%*

OS 100%

Gemcitabine 300–600 mg/m2 days 1, 8, 15, 40, and 47 [96]

19

80%

NR

Gemcitabine 300 mg/m2 (weekly) [97]

9

89%

DFS 77%**

OS 100%

CDDP 30 mg/m2 + Gemcitabine 20 mg/m2 (both biweekly) [98,99]

37

86%

NR***

CDDP 40 mg/m2 + Gemcitabine 125 mg/m2 (both weekly) [100]

36

89%

DFS 81%°

CDDP 40 mg/m2

40

Path 55%

°°

Vs

   

CDDP 40 mg/m2+ Gemcitabine 125 mg/m2 (both arms weekly) [102]

43

Path 77.5%

 

CDDP 40 mg/m2 + Gemcitabine 125 mg/m2 both weekly) [104]

20

90%

DFS 80%

OS 100%°°°

  1. *Median follow-up 20 months. ** Median follow-up 11 months, trial in patients with renal failure. *** After 3 patients, CDDP was administered weekly. °Median follow-up 14 months. °° Randomized study. Patients underwent radical hysterectomy after EBRT. °°°Median follow-up 12 months.