Guest guest Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 scattered on my HD there are a few entries regarding chemo. this is the first which came up. hope it helps. .. Chemotherapy – cytotoxins only 2.3% effective Australian Oncologists: Thu Feb 28, 2008 5:33 pm (PST) Australian Oncologists say: Chemo at most 2.4% effective? 2.1% in the USA Department of Radiation Oncology, Northern Sydney Cancer Centre, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia. AIMS: The debate on the funding and availability of cytotoxic drugs raises questions about the contribution of curative or adjuvant cytotoxic chemotherapy to survival in adult cancer patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We undertook a literature search for randomised clinical trials reporting a 5-year survival benefit attributable solely to cytotoxic chemotherapy in adult malignancies. The total number of newly diagnosed cancer patients for 22 major adult malignancies was determined from cancer registry data in Australia and from the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results data in the USA for 1998. For each malignancy, the absolute number to benefit was the product of (a) the total number of persons with that malignancy; ( the proportion or subgroup(s) of that malignancy showing a benefit; and © the percentage increase in 5-year survival due solely to cytotoxic chemotherapy. The overall contribution was the sum total of the absolute numbers showing a 5-year survival benefit expressed as a percentage of the total number for the 22 malignancies. RESULTS: The overall contribution of curative and adjuvant cytotoxic chemotherapy to 5-year survival in adults was estimated to be 2.3% in Australia and 2.1% in the USA. PMID: 15630849 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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