[Treatment results of carcinoma of the lower gum with radiation therapy combined with bleomycin].

One hundred six patients with carcinoma of the lower gum were treated with radiation (30 Gy/three weeks) and bleomycin (90 mg/three weeks), and the results were analyzed. Of these, 66 (62%) patients experienced a complete clinical response (CR), and 47 were observed with no further treatment. The local control rate of these patients was 31/47 (66%) at two years. Higher CR and local control rates of 43/61 (70%) and 24/33 (73%), respectively, were obtained in patients with small (T1, T2) tumors than in those with large (T3, T4) tumors [23/45 (51%) and 7/14 (50%), respectively].