Abstract:Objective To investigate clinical effect and safety differences of intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and volume-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) combined with paclitaxel liposome in the treatment of cervical cancer in stage Ⅱ B and Ⅲ B. Methods Eighty patients with cervical cancer of stage Ⅱ B and Ⅲ B treated in our hospital from May 2014 to May 2016 were chosen and randomly divided into two groups including group A(40 patients) with IMRT and group B (40 patients) with VMAT on the basis of paclitaxel liposome. The short-term clinical efficacy, the median time of overall survival (OS), progression free survival (PFS), distant metastasis (DM) and local recurrence (LR), the KPS scores before and after treatment and the incidences of drug side effects were compared between both groups. Results There was no significant difference in the short-term clinical efficacy between the 2 groups (P > 0.05). There was no significant difference in the median time of OS, PFS, DM or LR between the 2 groups (P > 0.05). The KPS scores of the group B after treatment were significant higher than those before treatment and those of the group A (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the incidence of factitial proctitis, radiocystitis, digestive tract reaction or liver function damage between the 2 groups (P > 0.05). The incidence of bone marrow suppression after treatment in the group B was significantly lower than that in the group A (P < 0.05). Conclusions In the treatment of cervical cancer in stage Ⅱ B and Ⅲ B, IMRT and VMAT combined with paclitaxel liposome possess the same effects in controlling disease progression, prolonging survival time and reducing metastasis and recurrence risks. However, VMAT can efficiently lower the risk of bone marrow suppression and improve the quality of life.