Chemotherapy in the treatment of patients with cervical cancer stage IIB

Summary. Our clinical results justify the use of chemotherapy in combined treatment of stage IIB cervical cancer. Apply at the first step chemotherapy with platinum agents allows to transfer primary non-resectable forms to resectable and improve 3-year survival without recurrences to 77.4% using preoperative radiation therapy and to 86.1% using neoadjuvant polychemotherapy, compared with combined radiotherapy — that was only 58%.