Abstract:Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of concurrent chemoradiotherapy in patients with localized anal squamous cell carcinoma and their nutritional status.Methods Clinical data of 41 patients with localized anal squamous cell carcinoma admitted to Hunan Cancer Hospital from January 2018 to December 2023 were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy. The efficacy and treatment-related adverse reactions as well as survival and nutritional status of patients were analyzed. Descriptive statistical analysis was used to determine the proportion of complete remission (CR) and adverse reactions. The Chi-square ( χ2 ) test was employed to analyze the relationship between clinical parameters and treatment efficacy. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to estimate the 3-year overall survival (OS) rate and progression-free survival (PFS) rate. An independent sample t-test was conducted to assess the nutritional status before and after concurrent chemoradiotherapy.Results The proportions of CR, partial response (PR), stable disease (SD) and progressive disease (PD) in patients with localized anal squamous cell carcinoma who received concurrent chemoradiotherapy with the PF regimen were 90.2%, 4.9%, 2.4%, and 2.4%, respectively. The 3-year OS and PFS rates were 88.1% and 81.1%, respectively. The most common treatment-related grade 3 adverse events and their incidence rates were 25 cases of radiation dermatitis (61.0%), 8 cases of leukopenia (19.50%), and 8 cases of neutropenia (19.5%). After concurrent chemoradiotherapy, the levels of hemoglobin (Hb), serum albumin (Alb), and lymphocytes (Lym) were significantly lower than those before treatment (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in weight and body mass index (BMI) before and after concurrent chemoradiotherapy.Conclusions Concurrent chemoradiotherapy with the PF regimen can achieve satisfactory therapeutic effects for localized anal squamous cell carcinoma, and the toxicity is acceptable.