scholarly journals Significance of Malignant Peritoneal Cytology on the Survival of Women with Early-Stage Cervical Cancer: A Japanese Gynecologic Oncology Group Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 1822 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koji Matsuo ◽  
Muneaki Shimada ◽  
Shinya Matsuzaki ◽  
Hiroko Machida ◽  
Yoshikazu Nagase ◽  
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This study examined the association between peritoneal cytology and survival in early-stage cervical cancer. This is a nationwide multicenter retrospective study, examining consecutive women with clinical stage IB1-IIB cervical cancer who underwent radical hysterectomy with available peritoneal cytology results from 2004–2008. Propensity score inverse probability of treatment weighting was used to assess the impact of malignant peritoneal cytology on survival. Among 1409 analyzed cases, 88 (6.2%) had malignant peritoneal cytology. On weighted models, malignant peritoneal cytology was associated with decreased disease-free survival (hazard ratio (HR) 1.78, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.36–2.32) and overall survival (OS, HR 1.93, 95% CI 1.44–2.59). On sensitivity analyses, malignant peritoneal cytology was associated with decreased OS in adenocarcinoma/adenosquamous carcinoma, high-risk early-stage disease and those who received concurrent chemo-radiotherapy. However, among women who received postoperative systemic chemotherapy, malignant peritoneal cytology was not associated with OS (HR 1.21, 95% CI 0.72–2.04). A systematic review, including our results, showed that malignant peritoneal cytology was associated with decreased OS (HR 4.03, 95% CI 1.81–8.99) and increased recurrence in squamous carcinoma (odds ratio 1.89, 95% CI 1.05–3.39) and adenocarcinoma (odds ratio 4.30, 95% CI 2.30–8.02). In conclusion, the presence of malignant cells in peritoneal cytology is associated with decreased survival in early-stage cervical cancer. The possible benefit of systemic chemotherapy in this subgroup merits further investigation.

2021 ◽  
pp. ijgc-2021-002655
Author(s):  
Koji Matsuo ◽  
David J Nusbaum ◽  
Shinya Matsuzaki ◽  
Maximilian Klar ◽  
Muneaki Shimada ◽  
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ObjectiveTo examine trends and outcomes related to adjuvant systemic chemotherapy alone for high risk, early stage cervical cancer.MethodsThis retrospective observational study queried the National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program from 2000 to 2016. Surgically treated women with American Joint Commission on Cancer stages T1–2 cervical cancer who had high risk factors (nodal metastasis and/or parametrial invasion) and received additional therapy were examined. Propensity score inverse probability of treatment weighting was used to assess the survival estimates for systemic chemotherapy versus external beam radiotherapy with chemotherapy.ResultsAmong 2462 patients with high risk factors, 185 (7.5%) received systemic chemotherapy without external beam radiotherapy, of which the utilization significantly increased over time in multivariable analysis (adjusted odds ratio per 1 year increment 1.06, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.02 to 1.09). In weighted models, adjuvant chemotherapy and combination therapy (external beam radiotherapy and chemotherapy) had comparable overall survival among patients aged <40 years (hazard ratio (HR) 0.73, 95% CI 0.41 to 1.33), in adenocarcinoma or adenosquamous histologies (HR 0.90, 95% CI 0.62 to 1.32), and in those with nodal metastasis alone without parametrial tumor invasion (HR 1.17, 95% CI 0.84 to 1.62). In contrast, systemic chemotherapy alone was associated with increased all cause mortality compared with combination therapy in patients aged ≥40 years (HR 1.57, 95% CI 1.19 to 2.06), with squamous histology (HR 1.63, 95% CI 1.19 to 2.22), and with parametrial invasion alone (HR 1.87, 95% CI 1.09 to 3.20) or parametrial invasion with nodal metastasis (HR 1.64, 95% CI 1.06 to 2.52).ConclusionUtilization of adjuvant systemic chemotherapy alone for high risk, early stage cervical cancer is increasing in the United States in the recent years. Our study suggests that survival effects of adjuvant systemic chemotherapy may vary based on patient and tumor factors. External beam radiotherapy with chemotherapy remains the standard for high risk, early stage cervical cancer, and use of adjuvant systemic chemotherapy without external beam radiotherapy should be considered with caution.


2014 ◽  
Vol 133 ◽  
pp. 62
Author(s):  
K. Matsuo ◽  
S. Mabuchi ◽  
M. Okazawa ◽  
Y. Matsumoto ◽  
K. Yoshino ◽  
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Cancers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 1552
Author(s):  
Luigi Pedone Anchora ◽  
Vittoria Carbone ◽  
Valerio Gallotta ◽  
Francesco Fanfani ◽  
Francesco Cosentino ◽  
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Introduction: Lymph node status has become part of the new staging system for cervical cancer (CC). It has been shown that patients staged as IIIC1 had heterogeneous prognoses and, in some cases, experienced better outcomes than patients with lower stages. We evaluated the impact of the number of metastatic pelvic lymph nodes (MPLNs) among patients with stage IIIC1 cervical cancer. Methods: Survival analyses were conducted in order to identify the best cut-off prognostic value relative to the number of MPLNs. Disease free survival (DFS) was considered the main outcome. Results: 541 patients were included in the study. Eighty-nine patients were of stage IIIC1. The best prognostic cut-off value of the number of MPLNs was 2. Patients with >2 MPLNs (n > 2 group) had worse DFS compared with those having <2 (N1-2 group) (5 yr DFS: 54.7% vs. 78.1%, p value = 0.006). Multivariate analyses demonstrated that the extent of MPLNs had little impact on DFS and that replacement of IIIC1 staging with N1-2 and n > 2 grouping provided a better, statistically significant model (p value = 0.006). Discussion: Using a cut-off value of 2, the number of MPLNs could better predict prognostic outcomes within stage IIIC1 cervical cancer and have potential implications for therapeutic decision-making in the treatment of patients with stage IIIC1 CC.


2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 6037-6037
Author(s):  
Joyson Kodiyan ◽  
Adel Guirguis ◽  
Hani Ashmalla

6037 Background: GOG-0263 is currently investigating the role of adjuvant chemotherapy (CT) concurrently with radiotherapy (RT) in patients with early stage cervical cancer that underwent radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy harboring intermediate risk features. We used a retrospective database to investigate whether adjuvant chemotherapy significantly influenced overall survival (OS), and whether its effectiveness is influenced by delays in radiotherapy. Methods: All data was obtained from the NCDB (National Cancer Database) and initially contained 115,747 cases of cervical cancer diagnosed between 2004 and 2015. Analyzed patients had early stage disease, received radical hysterectomy with pathologic stage I to IIA, and had intermediate risk features including size greater than 4 cm or lymphovascular invasion. All patients received adjuvant RT with or without CT. Cases with positive margin or nodes, with parametrial extension, or metastasis were excluded. Cases were weighted by inverse probability of treatment (CT) using clinical and socioeconomic variables, and analyzed for OS using multivariate models. Predictors of receiving CT were determined using multivariate logistic regression. Results: The final cohort was 557 patients with median follow-up of 43 months (range, 1.54-143.7). Median survival without CT (n = 244) versus with CT (n = 313) was 42.2 versus 43.9 months (HR 0.81, 95%CI 0.661-0.995, p = 0.045). Median time from diagnosis to RT was 91 days (range, 21-691), and predicted for inferior OS (p = 0.007). No significant interaction existed between RT delay and receipt of CT (p = 0.997). Cases with squamous histology were less likely to receive CT than adenocarcinoma histology (OR 0.345, 95%CI 0.159-0.725, p = 0.006). Conclusions: Poor survival outcomes are observed in patients with early stage cervical cancer harboring intermediate risk features when adjuvant radiotherapy is delayed. This outcome was not corrected by addition of chemotherapy.


2013 ◽  
Vol 128 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgia A. McCann ◽  
Susanne K. Taege ◽  
Christina E. Boutsicaris ◽  
Gary S. Phillips ◽  
Eric L. Eisenhauer ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 3715 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linnea Ekdahl ◽  
Emelie Wallin ◽  
Emilia Alfonzo ◽  
Petur Reynisson ◽  
Celine Lönnerfors ◽  
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of institutional surgical experience on recurrence following robotic radical hysterectomy (RRH) for early stage cervical cancer. All women in Sweden who underwent an RRH for stage IA2-IB1 cervical cancer at tertiary referral centers from its implementation in December 2005 until June 2017 were identified using a Swedish nationwide register and local hospital registers. Registry data were controlled by a chart review of all women. Recurrence rates and patterns of recurrence were compared between early and late (≤50 vs. >50 procedures) institutional series. Six hundred and thirty-five women were included. Regression analysis identified a lower risk of recurrence with increased experience but without a clear cut off level. Among the 489 women who did not receive adjuvant radio chemotherapy (RC-T), the rate of recurrence was 3.6% in the experienced cohort (>50 procedures) compared to 9.3% in the introductory cohort (p < 0.05). This was also seen in tumors < 2 cm regardless of RC-T (p < 0.05), whereas no difference in recurrence was seen when analyzing all women receiving RC-T. In conclusion, the rate of recurrence following RRH for early stage cervical cancer decreased with increased institutional surgical experience, in tumors < 2 cm and in women who did not receive adjuvant RC-T.


2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 358-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Rychlik ◽  
Martina Aida Angeles ◽  
Federico Migliorelli ◽  
Sabrina Croce ◽  
Eliane Mery ◽  
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IntroductionSentinel lymph node (SLN) detection has been shown to be accurate in detecting lymph node involvement in early-stage cervical cancer. The objective of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of frozen section examination in the assessment of SLN status, with the aim of adequately driving the intra-operative decision.MethodsWe designed a retrospective study including patients from two comprehensive cancer centers between January 2001 and December 2018 with early-stage cervical cancer (IA1-IB2 according to International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) 2018) undergoing SLN dissection. The SLN procedure was performed using a cervical injection with technetium-99m combined with blue dye or indocyanine green in most cases.ResultsA total of 176 patients fulfilled inclusion criteria. Bilateral mapping was detected in 153 (86.7%) of them. Nineteen of these patients (12.4%) had SLN involvement: 13 with macrometastases, three with micrometastases and three with isolated tumor cells (ITC). Macrometastatic disease was missed on frozen section in 3/13 FIGO 2018 stage IIIC patients. The three patients with ITC were also missed by frozen section examination.Considering only macrometastases as lymph node involvement, frozen section sensitivity was 76.9% (95% CI 49.7 to 91.8) and negative predictive value (NPV) was 97.9% (95% CI 94.0 to 99.3) in patients with bilateral detection. Including micrometastases, sensitivity was 81.2% (95% CI 57.0 to 93.4) and NPV remained at 97.9% (95% CI 93.9 to 99.3).ConclusionsWith a prevalence of final-stage IIIC in patients with pre-operative early-stage cervical cancer of the order of 10% in this series, the NPV of frozen section examination of SLN is very high, with an inferior limit of the CI superior to 94%. Diagnostic accuracy remains acceptable even if micrometastases are considered. The impact of missed ITC has not been established. Frozen section examination can be incorporated in the intra-operative decision algorithm.


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