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Traditional Chinese 病人須知: GUSCPERT 別名: 使用順鉑、依託泊西和放射治療醫治泌尿生殖系統細小腫瘤 For the Patient: GUSCPERT Other Names: Therapy of Genitourinary Small Cell Tumors with a Platin and Etoposide with Radiation GU = GenitoUrinary (tumor group) 泌尿生殖系統(腫瘤類別) SC = Small Cell (小細胞) P = Platin (Cisplatin) (順鉑) E = Etoposide(依託泊西) 關於這種藥物 ABOUT THIS MEDICATION 這種藥物有何用途？ What are these drugs used for? • 順鉑(cisplatin) 和依託泊西(Etoposide)是直接注入靜脈的藥物，當與放射治療同時使用， 可治療一些類別的晚期泌尿生殖系統癌症。 Cisplatin and Etoposide are intravenous drug treatments given with radiation as therapy to treat some types of advanced genitourinary cancer. 這藥物怎樣發揮效用？ How do these drugs work? • 順鉑和依託泊西干擾複制細胞的遺傳物料，並防止癌細胞增加，從而發揮效用。 Cisplatin and Etoposide work by interfering with the genetic material of replicating cells and preventing an increase in the number of cancer cells. • 順鉑亦具有放射線增敏作用，因此，當配合放射治療時，能提升消滅癌細胞的療效( 「放射線 增敏劑」)。 Cisplatin also has radiosensitizing properties, therefore when combining it with radiation it allows for increased effectiveness of treatment (radiosensitizer). 擬獲得的效益 INTENDED BENEFITS • 為您提供這種療法，旨在破壞及/或限制您體內癌細胞的生長。這項治療可能改善您現有的徵 狀，以及延緩或防止出現新的徵狀。 This therapy is being given to destroy and/or limit the growth of cancer cells in your body. This treatment may improve your current symptoms, and delay or prevent the onset of new symptoms. • 可能要進行多次治療，您的醫生才可以決定這項療法是否有所幫助。 It may take several treatments before your doctor can judge whether or not this treatment is helping. GUSCPERT_Handout_Chinese_1Dec2014.doc 1/ 12 BC Cancer Agency Protocol Summary (Patient Version) Date developed: 1 Dec 2014 (based on English version 1 May 2008)