Oncological and pregnancy outcomes after high-dose density neoadjuvant chemotherapy and fertility-sparing surgery in cervical cancer

2014 ◽  
Vol 135 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helena Robova ◽  
Michael J. Halaska ◽  
Marek Pluta ◽  
Petr Skapa ◽  
Jan Matecha ◽  
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2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (Suppl 2) ◽  
pp. S42-S46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helena Robova ◽  
Michael Halaska ◽  
Marek Pluta ◽  
Petr Skapa ◽  
Pavel Strnad ◽  
...  

The role of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) in "bulky" and locally advanced cervical cancer has been of interest for the last 25 years, and in many countries, NAC has become the standard of care. In the present paper, we review our 10 years' experience with high-dose-density NAC in cervical cancer management in 141 women (CervNAC I protocol). High-dose-density neoadjuvant chemotherapy and radical surgery has resulted in high clinical response rates and seems to be feasible in the management of stage IB bulky cervical cancer. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy reduces tumor volume and positivity of lymph nodes and thus minimizes the need for postoperative radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy. Tumor size reduction and node negativity allows less radical surgical procedures such as modified radical hysterectomy or nerve-sparing radical hysterectomy. Early and especially late toxicity of our high-dose density chemotherapy is acceptable. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgery represents a valid alternative to primary chemoradiotherapy in young and sexually active patients. Five-year survival in patients who underwent surgery in our study was 80.6%.Currently, 3 papers with 3 approaches have been published on NAC before fertility-sparing surgery. One of the limitations of fertility-preserving surgery is deep stromal invasion and tumors larger than 2 cm. The idea underlying NAC is to reduce the size of the cervical tumor to preserve fertility. In the present paper, we also review our experience with high-dose-density NAC in fertility-sparing surgery in 15 women (LAP3-NAC protocol).


Author(s):  
Aljosa Mandic ◽  
Miona Davidovic-Grigoraki ◽  
Bojana Gutic ◽  
Natasa Prvulovic Bunovic ◽  
Nenad Solajic ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
IN Gede Budiana ◽  
Tjokorda Gede Astawa Pemayun

Cervical cancer is a malignancy in women that cause major impacts, not only biologically, but also in various aspects of life. On patients during reproductive age, cervical cancer poses severe sexual and reproductive debilitation. Trend in the onset of first diagnosis is moving towards younger age, and mostly affect women in their reproductive age. This would give a bad impact on the sustainability of the patient’s reproductive function. Until now, fertilitysparing approach for the management of early-stage cervical cancer is still rare in Indonesia. However, some options of conservative surgical therapy are available for patients who desire fertility, namely conization, simple tracellectomy, radical trachelectomy, and also neoadjuvant chemotherapy. These options have been proven effective and safe, while maintaining patients’ reproductive functions. ABSTRAKKanker serviks merupakan suatu penyakit keganasan pada wanita yang memiliki dampak luas, tidak hanya pada tubuh penderita, namun juga berbagai aspek kehidupan penderita. Pada penderita di usia reproduktif, kanker serviks menimbulkan masalah seksual dan reproduksi yang berat bagi penderita. Kini usia dimana terjadinya kanker serviks mulai menunjukkan kecenderungan yang semakin muda yang tentunya memberikan dampak buruk terhadap keberlangsungan fungsi reproduksi pasien. Hingga saat ini, tatalaksana kanker serviks stadium awal dengan pendekatan fertility-sparing masih jarang dilakukan di Indonesia. Namun, beberapa pilihan terapi bedah konservatif tersedia bagi pasien yang menginginkan fertilitas, yakni konisasi, trakelektomi sederhana, trakelektomi radikal. hingga pemberian kemoterapi neo-adjuvant. Pilihan terapi ini telah terbukti efektif dan aman, serta mampu mem pertahankan fungsi reproduksi pasien.


2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Freweini Martha Tesfai ◽  
Judith R Kroep ◽  
Katja Gaarenstroom ◽  
Cor De Kroon ◽  
Rhiannon Van Loenhout ◽  
...  

ObjectiveTo assess the feasibility, safety, oncological, and obstetric outcomes in patients with cervical tumors >2 cm treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy in preparation for abdominal radical trachelectomy.MethodsA retrospective analysis of patients with cervical cancer >2 cm (up to 6 cm) was conducted in patients who were selected to receive neoadjuvant chemotherapy before abdominal radical trachelectomy. Surgical and clinical outcomes were examined in relation to radiological and pathological results. In addition, obstetric outcomes were described. The Mann–Whitney U test and Fisher’s exact test were performed to compare radiological findings between successful and unsuccessful abdominal radical trachelectomy procedures. International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) 2009 staging classification was used for this study.ResultsA total of 19 women were treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy for cervical tumors >2 cm at our institution between May 2006 and July 2018. The median age was 28 years (range 19–36). The distribution of FIGO stages was seven patients stage IB1 (37%), 10 patients stage IB2 (53%), and two patients (10%) stage IIA. Mean clinical tumor size was 4.4 cm (range 3.5–6.0). Histology revealed 74% cases of squamous cell carcinoma. The remaining patients had adenocarcinoma (21%) and only one patient had clear cell adenocarcinoma (5%). Chemotherapy consisted of six weekly cycles of cisplatin (70 mg/m2) and paclitaxel (70 mg/m2). In 15 of the 19 patients (74%) fertility was successfully preserved. In the four patients in whom fertility preservation failed, one patient had stable disease after three cycles and did not meet the criteria for fertility-sparing surgery and three patients had intra- or post-operative indications for adjuvant therapy. Three of the 19 patients (15.7%) had a relapse, two of whom died. One case was in the group of successful abdominal radical trachelectomy.ConclusionNeoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by fertility-sparing surgery may be a feasible and safe option in select patients with cervical tumors >2 cm. Unfavorable prognostic factors are defined as non-responsiveness and non-squamous pathology, which can help in patient selection for fertility-sparing surgery.


2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 794-801 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandros Laios ◽  
Jenneke Kasius ◽  
Anastasios Tranoulis ◽  
Alexandros Gryparis ◽  
Thomas Ind

ObjectiveIt is difficult to critically outline the optimal treatment for women with early-stage cervical cancer (eCC) wishing fertility preservation. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) to downstage “bulky” eCC could potentially lead to fertility-sparing surgery (FSS) in a wider patient population. The rationale is to provide oncological safety balanced with maximal fertility effort. We aimed to obtain the most accurate fertility outcomes for eCC women treated with NAC followed by FSS and identify potential factors favoring fertility.MethodsA systematic search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Cochrane Database was performed. Studies that reported obstetric outcomes of eCC women treated with NAC followed by FSS were located. For the meta-analysis, we calculated the proportions of women who had the outcomes per total number of women who were considered for FSS. For the meta-regression, we extracted the relative risk of the outcome variables to enable comparison of the results across the studies.ResultsSeven studies enrolling 86 patients were included in the meta-analysis. Pooling of results from seven studies rendered summary proportions of 0.49 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.32–0.66) and 0.42 (95% CI, 0.32–0.53) for the outcomes of pregnancies and live births, respectively. The outcome of first- and second-trimester losses by pooling seven studies rendered a summary proportion of 0.16 (95% CI, 0.09–0.27). For the outcome of premature deliveries, pooling of results from five studies rendered a summary proportion of 0.06 (95% CI, 0.02–0.16). This reached 0.29 (95% CI, 0.15–0.48) in women who achieved live births. In multivariate meta-regression, the more radical surgical approach resulted in a less favorable pregnancy rate compared with the less radical surgical approach (P = 0.015).ConclusionsThis strategy achieves live births in four of 10 eCC women who desire fertility, whereas their risk of miscarriage is low. Three of 10 live births will be premature.


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