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Radiotherapy is a safe and effective salvage treatment for recurrent cervical cancer

Authors
 Hyun Ju Kim  ;  Jee Suk Chang  ;  Woong Sub Koom  ;  Kyu Chan Lee  ;  Gwi Eon Kim  ;  Yong Bae Kim 
Citation
 GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY, Vol.151(2) : 208-214, 2018 
Journal Title
GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY
ISSN
 0090-8258 
Issue Date
2018
MeSH
Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Female ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/mortality ; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/pathology ; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/radiotherapy* ; Neoplasm Staging ; Prognosis ; Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated*/adverse effects ; Salvage Therapy ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/mortality ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/pathology ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/radiotherapy*
Keywords
Cervical cancer ; Intensity-modulated ; Radiotherapy ; Recurrence ; Salvage therapy
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The feasibility of salvage radiotherapy (RT) for patients with recurrent cervical cancer after definitive treatment is contentious. The purpose of this study was to investigate the feasibility and benefit of RT, particularly intensity-modulated RT (IMRT), for salvage treatment in patients with recurrent cervical cancer.

METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed 125 patients with recurrent cervical cancer treated with RT at Yonsei Cancer Center between January 2007 and December 2016. All patients received salvage RT for the recurred or metastatic tumor mass. Irradiating dose and volume were determined depending on initial treatment. IMRT was selected in challenging cases, such as re-irradiation or for patients for whom implementing a satisfactory 3-dimensional conformal RT plan was challenging.

RESULTS: The median follow-up period was 5.5 years (range, 10.8 months to 41 years). The 5-year local failure-free survival (LFFS) and progression-free survival (PFS) rates were 63.9% and 39.6%, respectively. The 5-year overall survival (OS) rate was 66%; 10-year OS reached 51%. The median PFS rates in patients with locoregional failure, distant metastases, or both were 45.4, 29.1, and 14.7 months, respectively (p = 0.005). For the 45 patients that received re-irradiation, 5-year LFFS, PFS, and OS rates were 47.1%, 33.2%, and 66.5%, respectively. Late complications were observed in 12 patients (12/125, 9.6%).

CONCLUSIONS: Our data suggest that salvage RT is safe and effective against recurrent cervical cancer. IMRT is a safe and effective salvage modality for these patients, including those requiring re-irradiation.
Full Text
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0090825818311582
DOI
10.1016/j.ygyno.2018.08.029
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Radiation Oncology (방사선종양학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Koom, Woong Sub(금웅섭) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9435-7750
Kim, Yong Bae(김용배) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7573-6862
Chang, Jee Suk(장지석) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7685-3382
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/167281
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