scholarly journals The European Society of Gynaecological Oncology/European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology/European Society of Pathology Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Cervical Cancer

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 641-655 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Cibula ◽  
Richard Pötter ◽  
François Planchamp ◽  
Elisabeth Avall-Lundqvist ◽  
Daniela Fischerova ◽  
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BackgroundDespite significant advances in the screening, detection, and treatment of preinvasive cervical lesions, invasive cervical cancer is the fifth most common cancer in European women. There are large disparities in Europe and worldwide in the incidence, management, and mortality of cervical cancer.ObjectiveThe European Society of Gynaecological Oncology (ESGO), the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO), and the European Society of Pathology (ESP) jointly develop clinically relevant and evidence-based guidelines in order to improve the quality of care for women with cervical cancer across Europe and worldwide.MethodsThe ESGO/ESTRO/ESP nominated an international multidisciplinary development group consisting of practicing clinicians and researchers who have demonstrated leadership and expertise in the care and research of cervical cancer (23 experts across Europe). To ensure that the guidelines are evidence based, the current literature identified from a systematic search was reviewed and critically appraised. In the absence of any clear scientific evidence, judgment was based on the professional experience and consensus of the development group. The guidelines are thus based on the best available evidence and expert agreement. Prior to publication, the guidelines were reviewed by 159 international reviewers, selected through ESGO/ESTRO/ESP and including patient representatives.ResultsThe guidelines cover comprehensively staging, management, and follow-up for patients with cervical cancer. Management includes fertility sparing treatment; stage T1a, T1b1/T2a1, clinically occult cervical cancer diagnosed after simple hysterectomy; early and locally advanced cervical cancer; primary distant metastatic disease; cervical cancer in pregnancy; and recurrent disease. Principles of radiotherapy and pathological evaluation are defined.

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 832-837 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maaike H.M. Oonk ◽  
François Planchamp ◽  
Peter Baldwin ◽  
Mariusz Bidzinski ◽  
Mats Brännström ◽  
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ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to develop clinically relevant and evidence-based guidelines as part of European Society of Gynaecological Oncology’s mission to improve the quality of care for women with gynecologic cancers across Europe.MethodsThe European Society of Gynaecological Oncology Council nominated an international development group made of practicing clinicians who provide care to patients with vulvar cancer and have demonstrated leadership and interest in the management of patients with vulvar cancer (18 experts across Europe). To ensure that the statements are evidence based, the current literature identified from a systematic search has been reviewed and critically appraised. In the absence of any clear scientific evidence, judgment was based on the professional experience and consensus of the development group (expert agreement). The guidelines are thus based on the best available evidence and expert agreement. Prior to publication, the guidelines were reviewed by 181 international reviewers including patient representatives independent from the development group.ResultsThe guidelines cover diagnosis and referral, preoperative investigations, surgical management (local treatment, groin treatment including sentinel lymph node procedure, reconstructive surgery), radiation therapy, chemoradiation, systemic treatment, treatment of recurrent disease (vulvar recurrence, groin recurrence, distant metastases), and follow-up.


2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 311-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linus T. Chuang ◽  
Sarah Temin ◽  
Rolando Camacho ◽  
Alfonso Dueñas-Gonzalez ◽  
Sarah Feldman ◽  
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Purpose To provide evidence-based, resource-stratified global recommendations to clinicians and policymakers on the management and palliative care of women diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer. Methods ASCO convened a multidisciplinary, multinational panel of cancer control, medical and radiation oncology, health economic, obstetric and gynecologic, and palliative care experts to produce recommendations reflecting resource-tiered settings. A systematic review of literature from 1966 to 2015 failed to yield sufficiently strong quality evidence to support basic- and limited-resource setting recommendations; a formal consensus-based process was used to develop recommendations. A modified ADAPTE process was also used to adapt recommendations from existing guidelines. Results Five existing sets of guidelines were identified and reviewed, and adapted recommendations form the evidence base. Eight systematic reviews, along with cost-effectiveness analyses, provided indirect evidence to inform the consensus process, which resulted in agreement of 75% or greater. Recommendations Clinicians and planners should strive to provide access to the most effective evidence-based antitumor and palliative care interventions. If a woman cannot access these within her own or neighboring country or region, she may need to be treated with lower-tier modalities, depending on capacity and resources for surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and supportive and palliative care. For women with early-stage cervical cancer in basic settings, cone biopsy or extrafascial hysterectomy may be performed. Fertility-sparing procedures or modified radical or radical hysterectomy may be additional options in nonbasic settings. Combinations of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy (including brachytherapy) should be used for women with stage IB to IVA disease, depending on available resources. Pain control is a vital component of palliative care. Additional information is available at www.asco.org/rs-cervical-cancer-treatment-guideline and www.asco.org/guidelineswiki . It is the view of ASCO that health care providers and health care system decision makers should be guided by the recommendations for the highest stratum of resources available. The guideline is intended to complement but not replace local guidelines.


2021 ◽  
pp. ijgc-2021-002951 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Fotopoulou ◽  
François Planchamp ◽  
Tugce Aytulu ◽  
Luis Chiva ◽  
Alessandro Cina ◽  
...  

The European Society of Gynaecological Oncology (ESGO) developed and established for the first time in 2016, and updated in 2020, quality indicators for advanced ovarian cancer surgery to audit and improve clinical practice in Europe and beyond. As a sequela of the continuous effort to improve oncologic care in patients with ovarian cancer, ESGO issued in 2018 a consensus guidance jointly with the European Society of Medical Oncology addressing in a multidisciplinary fashion 20 selected key questions in the management of ovarian cancer, ranging from molecular pathology to palliation in primary and relapse disease. In order to complement the above achievements and consolidate the promoted systemic advances and surgical expertise with adequate peri-operative management, ESGO developed, as the next step, clinically relevant and evidence-based guidelines focusing on key aspects of peri-operative care and management of complications as part of its mission to improve the quality of care for women with advanced ovarian cancer and reduce iatrogenic morbidity. To do so, ESGO nominated an international multidisciplinary development group consisting of practicing clinicians and researchers who have demonstrated leadership and expertise in the care and research of ovarian cancer (18 experts across Europe). To ensure that the guidelines are evidence based, the literature published since 2015, identified from a systematic search, was reviewed and critically appraised. In the absence of any clear scientific evidence, judgment was based on the professional experience and consensus of the development group. The guidelines are thus based on the best available evidence and expert agreement. Prior to publication, the guidelines were reviewed by 117 independent international practitioners in cancer care delivery and patient representatives.


2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (7) ◽  
pp. 1534-1542 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denis Querleu ◽  
François Planchamp ◽  
Luis Chiva ◽  
Christina Fotopoulou ◽  
Desmond Barton ◽  
...  

MethodsThe European Society of Gynaecological Oncology council nominated an international multidisciplinary development group made of practicing clinicians who have demonstrated leadership and interest in the care of ovarian cancer (20 experts across Europe). To ensure that the statements are evidence based, the current literature identified from a systematic search has been reviewed and critically appraised. In the absence of any clear scientific evidence, judgment was based on the professional experience and consensus of the development group (expert agreement). The guidelines are thus based on the best available evidence and expert agreement. Before publication, the guidelines were reviewed by 66 international reviewers independent from the development group including patients representatives.ResultsThe guidelines cover preoperative workup, specialized multidisciplinary decision making, and surgical management of diagnosed epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, and peritoneal cancers. The guidelines are also illustrated by algorithms.


2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (Suppl 2) ◽  
pp. S42-S46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helena Robova ◽  
Michael Halaska ◽  
Marek Pluta ◽  
Petr Skapa ◽  
Pavel Strnad ◽  
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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).


2019 ◽  
Vol 208 ◽  
pp. 8-10
Author(s):  
Thelma L. Skare ◽  
Aline Neppel ◽  
Mariana C.C. Machoski ◽  
Carlos A. Maestri ◽  
Iara Messias-Reason ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Arsenio A. Spinillo ◽  
Mattia M. Dominoni ◽  
Anna A. C. Boschi ◽  
Cecilia C. Sosso ◽  
Giacomo G. Fiandrino ◽  
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The aim is to evaluate the clinical consequences of coinfection between HPV 16 and other high-risk HPVs among women with a histological diagnosis of CIN or invasive cervical cancer. A total of 2985 women, with a diagnosis of either CIN or cancer (<IB) on cervical or cone biopsy, were included. HPV genotypes were identified using the INNO-LiPA HPV genotyping assay, version EXTRA, on cervical scraping, before the colposcopic evaluation and the colposcopic biopsies or conization. In the overall population, HPV16 interacted positively with HPV18 (RR = 2, 95% CI 1.5–2.6) and negatively with HPV33, 51, 52, and 66, in log-linear analysis. There was an excess of CIN3 diagnoses among subjects coinfected with HPV16 and HPV18 or HPV52, although the absolute number of cases was relatively small. In a logistic model, the odds ratio of CIN3+ associated with coinfection of HPV16 and HPV18 (OR = 3.8, 95% CI 2.5–5.7, p = 0.004 compared to single HPV16) or HPV52 (OR = 3.6, 95% CI 2.6–5.1, p = 0.009 compared to single HPV) was higher than that associated with single HPV 16 infections. Finally, multiple infections had no effect on residual disease and did not influence the recurrence of high-grade CIN during a median follow-up of 25 months (IR 17–41). HPV16 interacted positively with HPV18 and negatively with HPV33, 51, 52, and 66 supporting the notion that HPV16 interacts mostly negatively with other HR-HPVs in CIN lesions. Among specimens coinfected with HPV16 and 18 or 52, there was an excess of CIN3+ although the impact on the prevalence of severe cervical lesions was limited.


2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e15571-e15571
Author(s):  
Guillermo Paulson ◽  
Katherine Garcia ◽  
Mayra Santacruz ◽  
Ruth Ginger Engracia ◽  
Jose Francisco Mendoza

e15571 Background: Cervical cancer is the most common malignancy of women in Ecuador. The main problem of concomitant chemo-radiotherapy (CRT) is the delay in starting radiation therapy, economic and logistical problems for high demand in radiotherapy. It has been neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) followed by CRT the main treatment at our center in order to find an alternative to long waits before the start of radiotherapy. The aim of this study was to determine the response to NACT followed by CRT in terms progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). Methods: diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer locally advanced stage II-III were analyzed retrospectively reviewed clinical records of pre-existing data from 2008 to 2010. Results: after meeting the criteria of exclusion, leaving 116 cases. The median age: 49 years (range: 28-82 years). The histology was 73% (85) squamous cell carcinoma, 26% (30) adenocarcinoma and 0.9% (1) not specified. Patients with stage IIB: 81.9% (95), IIIA: 10.3% (12), IIIB: 7.8% (9). Of the 116 patients 69% (80) received NACT. The main NACT was paclitaxel 175mg/m2 + Cisplatin 75mg/m2 every 3 weeks 63.8% (74), the remaining group received another protocol, the median number of cycles of NACT was 5 (1 - 8 cycles), the start of radiotherapy since the conclusion of NACT was 53 days on average (1 to 285 days) and the main regimen of CRT concomitant was cisplatin 40mg/m2 weekly 47.5% (38). In the 49 patients who underwent NACT followed by CRT, a radiological study showed, complete response (CR) 38.8% (19), 18.4% partial response (PR) (9), disease progression (DP) 12.2% (6), stable disease (SD) 8.2% (4) and the end of treatment evaluation gynecological was performed and CR was obtained in 59.2% (29). Persistent or progressive disease after treatment was 22.4% (11), recurrence was 12.2% (6), local recurrence 2.0% (1), distant metastasis 10.2% (5). OS of NACT followed by CRT was 93.9% (46) and PFS was 65.3% (32), OS after CR was 96% (25 / 1) and then 91.7% PR (24 / 2) with p: 0.439. Conclusions: NACT followed by CRT is a valid option because it improves disease-related symptoms, but OS did not improve significantly even after CR.


2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Soheila Aminimoghaddam ◽  
Shahla Chaichian ◽  
Christhardt Kohler ◽  
Abolfazl Mehdizadehkashi ◽  
Bahram Moazzami

Introduction: Fertility-sparing strategies are suggested for selected patients with cervical cancer, who wish to preserve their fertility, which includes neoadjuvant chemotherapy, conization, and trachelectomy. Radical trachelectomy is suggested as a safe method with favorable outcomes. However, the controversy about the success rate, fertility rate, and risk of recurrence of radical trachelectomy questions its applicability. Case Presentation: Here, we presented a 39-year-old woman with high-grade invasive cervical cancer, squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) which was successfully managed by laparoscopic lymphadenectomy and radical trachelectomy and leading to normal pregnancy in the following years. Conclusions: This case report suggests that this procedure should be considered in selected patients, especially those who wish to have a child in the future. Besides, it is recommended that obstetricians pay greater attention to post-trachelectomy pregnancies to reduce the complication rates.


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