Confirmation of thermal dose as a predictor of local control in cervical carcinoma patients treated with state-of-the-art radiation therapy and hyperthermia.

Background: Addition of deep hyperthermia results in improved local control (LC) and overall survival (OS) compared to radiotherapy alone in patients with cervical carcinoma. Previously, we showed that the thermal dose of hyperthermia significantly correlates with LC and disease specific survival (DSS). Over the last decade, new radiation techniques were introduced resulting in improved LC.