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Isohashi F, Yoshida K, Murakami N, Masui K, Ishihara S, Ohkubo Y, Kaneyasu Y, Kinoshita R, Kotsuma T, Takaoka Y, Tanaka E, Nagao A, Ogawa K, Yamazaki H. Reirradiation for recurrent gynecologic cancer using high-dose-rate brachytherapy in Japan: A multicenter survey on practice patterns and outcomes. Radiother Oncol 2024; 195:110269. [PMID: 38583719 DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2024.110269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Revised: 04/02/2024] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The aim of the study is to examine the present status of reirradiation with high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy for recurrent gynecologic cancer in Japan and to determine the role of this therapy in clinical practice. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective multicenter chart review was performed for reirradiation for gynecologic cancer using HDR brachytherapy. Each center provided information on patient characteristics, treatment outcomes, and complications. RESULTS The study included 165 patients treated at 9 facilities from 2000 to 2018. The analysis of outcomes included 142 patients treated with curative intent. The median follow-up time for survivors was 30 months (range 1-130 months). The 3-year overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), and local control (LC) rates were 53 % (95 %CI: 42-63 %), 44 % (35-53 %), and 61 % (50-70 %) for cervical cancer; 100 % (NA), 64 % (30-85 %), and 70 % (32-89 %) for endometrial cancer; and 54 % (13-83 %), 38 % (6-72 %), and 43 % (6-78 %) for vulvar and vaginal cancer, respectively. In multivariate analysis, interval to reirradiation (<1 year) was a significant risk factor for OS, PFS and LC; Gross Tumor Volume (≥25 cm3) was a significant risk factor for OS. Toxicities were analyzed in all enrolled patients (n = 165). Grade ≥ 3 late toxicities occurred in 49 patients (30 %). A higher cumulative EQD2 (α/β = 3) was significantly associated with severe complications. CONCLUSION Reirradiation with HDR brachytherapy for recurrent gynecologic cancer is effective, especially in cases with a long interval before reirradiation.
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- Fumiaki Isohashi
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan; Department of Radiation Oncology, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Nara, Japan.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital, Osaka, Japan; Department of Radiology, Kansai Medical University Medical Center, Moriguchi, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tsukiji, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Radiation Oncology, Juntendo University, Hongo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan; Department of Radiology, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Saku Central Hospital Advanced Care Center, Saku, Nagano, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Hospital Organization Fukuyama Medical Center, Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan; Department of Radiation Oncology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Kasumi, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital, Osaka, Japan; Department of Radiation Oncology, Osaka Rosai Hospital, Sakai, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital, Osaka, Japan; Department of Radiology, Saito Yukoukai Hospital, Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tsukiji, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Yasunaga M, Yahata H, Okugawa K, Shimokawa M, Maeda Y, Hori E, Kodama K, Yagi H, Ohgami T, Onoyama I, Asanoma K, Kato K. Prognostic impact of adding bevacizumab to carboplatin and paclitaxel for recurrent, persistent, or metastatic cervical cancer. Taiwan J Obstet Gynecol 2022; 61:818-822. [PMID: 36088050 DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2022.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Recent randomized phase III trial has shown significant benefit in overall survival (OS) for patients with advanced cervical cancer by adding bevacizumab to conventional chemotherapy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic impact for Japanese recurrent, persistent, or metastatic cervical cancer patients where bevacizumab was added to paclitaxel plus carboplatin. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective analysis was performed on 90 patients with recurrent, persistent, or metastatic cervical cancer mainly treated by paclitaxel plus carboplatin between 2005 and 2019 at our hospital. Data for the following clinicopathological variables were analyzed: (1) bevacizumab use; (2) histology; (3) disease presentation; (4) performance status; (5) prior chemotherapy containing platinum agent; (6) pelvic disease; (7) prior pelvic radiotherapy; (8) location of target lesions. Survival analysis was performed using Kaplan-Meier curves, log-rank tests, Wilcoxon tests, and Cox proportional hazards models combined with propensity score matching. RESULTS Adding bevacizumab to paclitaxel plus carboplatin showed significantly increased complete response to compared with that of non-users. In a Cox regression hazard model, bevacizumab use tended to show better OS though without statistically significance. After propensity score matching, adding bevacizumab to paclitaxel plus carboplatin showed a significant better OS by univariate analysis using Wilcoxon test, not by log-rank test. CONCLUSION Adding bevacizumab to paclitaxel plus carboplatin showed a limited prognostic impact for recurrent, persistent or advanced cervical cancer patients in the real world. Further effective second-line treatments are needed to prolong OS of patients with recurrent, persistent or advanced cervical cancer.
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- Masafumi Yasunaga
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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Bano I, Horky P, Abbas SQ, Majid M, Bilal AHM, Ali F, Behl T, Hassan SSU, Bungau S. Ferroptosis: A New Road towards Cancer Management. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 27:molecules27072129. [PMID: 35408533 PMCID: PMC9000380 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27072129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Revised: 02/26/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Ferroptosis is a recently described programmed cell death mechanism that is characterized by the buildup of iron (Fe)-dependent lipid peroxides in cells and is morphologically, biochemically, and genetically distinct from other forms of cell death, having emerged to play an important role in cancer biology. Ferroptosis has significant importance during cancer treatment because of the combination of factors, including suppression of the glutathione peroxidase 4 (Gpx4), cysteine deficiency, and arachidonoyl (AA) peroxidation, which cause cells to undergo ferroptosis. However, the physiological significance of ferroptosis throughout development is still not fully understood. This current review is focused on the factors and molecular mechanisms with the diagrammatic illustrations of ferroptosis that have a role in the initiation and sensitivity of ferroptosis in various malignancies. This knowledge will open a new road for research in oncology and cancer management.
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- Iqra Bano
- Faculty of Bio-Sciences, SBBUVAS, Sakrand 67210, Pakistan
- Correspondence: (I.B.); (S.S.u.H.); (S.B.)
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- Department of Animal Nutrition and Forage Production, Mendel University in Brno, 61300 Brno, Czech Republic;
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- Department of Pharmacy, Sarhad University of Science and Technology, Peshawar 25000, Pakistan;
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- Department of Pharmacy, Capital University of Science and Technology, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan;
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Preparation Technologies, Ministry of Education of China, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China;
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- Department of Pharmacy, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat 26000, Pakistan;
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- Department of Pharmacology, Chitkara College of Pharmacy, Chitkara University, Rajpura 140401, India;
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- Department of Natural Product Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
- Correspondence: (I.B.); (S.S.u.H.); (S.B.)
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, 410028 Oradea, Romania
- Correspondence: (I.B.); (S.S.u.H.); (S.B.)
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Sultana A. A Rare Case of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Cervix With Incisional Site Recurrence. Cureus 2022; 14:e21447. [PMID: 35223232 PMCID: PMC8860712 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.21447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Nara K, Taguchi A, Tojima Y, Miyamoto Y, Tanikawa M, Sone K, Mori M, Tsuruga T, Yamamoto T, Takenaka R, Takada T, Osuga Y, Suzuki H. History of whole pelvis plus para-aortic radiation is a risk factor associated with febrile neutropenia during chemotherapy for recurrent cervical cancer. Int J Clin Oncol 2021; 26:1759-1766. [PMID: 34086110 DOI: 10.1007/s10147-021-01950-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Radiation-based therapy is widely used for advanced cervical cancer. Prior radiation-based therapy is a potential risk factor for febrile neutropenia (FN). However, the effect of irradiation field size on the incidence of FN during recurrent cervical cancer treatment is unclear. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between prior irradiation field size and FN development during recurrent chemotherapy. METHODS This retrospective, observational study included cervical cancer patients who received recurrent chemotherapy between November 2006 and June 2020. The patients were classified into two groups based on the area of irradiation fields. The first group included patients with a history of whole pelvis (WP) irradiation (WP group). The second group had patients who underwent WP plus para-aortic lymph node (PAN) irradiation (WP + PAN group). The incidences of hematological toxicities and FN during the recurrent chemoradiotherapy were compared between the two groups. RESULTS The FN incidence was significantly higher in the WP + PAN group than in the WP group (32.1% vs. 0%, P < 0.001). The incidence of Grade 4 neutropenia was not significantly different between the WP + PAN and WP groups. The nadir absolute neutrophil counts were significantly lower and the dose reduction or discontinuation rate of chemotherapy was significantly higher in the WP + PAN group than in the WP group. CONCLUSION History of WP plus PAN radiation is a risk factor for developing FN during recurrent cervical cancer chemotherapy.
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- Katsuhiko Nara
- Department of Pharmacy, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.
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- Department of Pharmacy, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.,The Education Center for Clinical Pharmacy, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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OBJECTIVE To examine survival outcomes of women with recurrent cervical cancer who received salvage chemotherapy with modified dose-dense paclitaxel (MDDP) monotherapy (paclitaxel 80 mg/m, administered on day 1, 8, and 15 without day 22). MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective study was conducted to evaluate cause-specific survival after the first recurrence (SAR) of women with recurrent cervical cancer diagnosed between 2006 and 2014. Pooled analyses were performed to examine SAR in women who received MDDP monotherapy (n=17) for any treatment line, compared with those who received salvage chemotherapy with paclitaxel-doublet (n=18) and nonpaclitaxel regimens (n=52). RESULTS In the whole cohort, median SAR was 13.7 months including 63 (72.4%) events. MDDP monotherapy regimen was most commonly used in the second-line setting (35.3%) followed by the third/fourth lines (both, 23.5%). Among the women who received MDDP regimen, there were 6 (35.3%) women who received ≥6 cycles; there was 1 (5.9%) women who discontinued the regimen due to adverse effects (grade 3 transaminitis); regimen postponement was seen in 2 (1.4%) of 140 total cycles; and the response rate after the sixth cycle of this regimen was 29.4% (1 complete and 4 partial responses). On univariate analysis, MDDP usage had the highest 2-year SAR rate (MDDP 54.1%, paclitaxel-doublet 43.6%, and nonpaclitaxel regimens 28.1%; Ptrend=0.044). On multivariate analysis, MDDP monotherapy remained an independent prognostic factor for improved SAR compared with the nonpaclitaxel regimen (adjusted-hazard ratio, 0.50; 95% confidence interval, 0.26-0.95; P=0.036). CONCLUSION Our results suggested that MDDP monotherapy is a tolerable and relatively effective regimen for recurrent cervical cancer.
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Boardman CH, Brady WE, Dizon DS, Kunos CA, Moore KN, Zanotti KM, Matthews C, Cosin JA, Aghajanian C, Fracasso PM. A Phase I Evaluation of Extended Field Radiation Therapy With Concomitant Cisplatin Chemotherapy Followed by Paclitaxel and Carboplatin Chemotherapy in Women With Cervical Carcinoma Metastatic to the Para-aortic Lymph Nodes: An NRG Oncology/Gynecologic Oncology Group Study. Gynecol Oncol 2018; 151:202-207. [PMID: 30174176 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2018.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2018] [Revised: 07/31/2018] [Accepted: 08/02/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Chemo-radiation (chemoRT) has improved the overall survival for locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC) though women whose disease involves the para-aortic nodes (PAN) experience recurrence rates and worse survival outcomes compared to those without PAN involvement. This Phase I study determined if additional cycles of systemic chemotherapy could be safely added to extended field chemoRT in this population of patients. METHODS Women with LACC and documented positive PAN were eligible for treatment. All women were treated with extended field radiation and brachytherapy and concurrent cisplatin 40 mg/m2 weekly for six weeks. Four to six weeks after completion of chemoRT, patients were treated with four cycles of paclitaxel 135 mg/m2 and escalating doses of carboplatin (Dose Level (DL) 1 = AUC 4, DL2 = AUC 5). RESULTS Eleven women were entered on study and 9 were evaluable for dose limiting toxicities (DLT). Two women (1 in each of 2 DLs) did not complete chemoRT and so were not evaluable for DLT. Three women completed all 10 cycles at DL 1 with no DLTs. Six women were then treated at DL 2. For the 10 patients evaluable for response, the ORR was 60% (CR + PR). PFS and OS at 12 months were 60% and 90%, respectively. The predominant grade 3 or 4 acute toxicities were hematologic. There were no grade 5 events. CONCLUSION Extended field chemoRT followed by paclitaxel 135 mg/m2 and carboplatin AUC 5 is feasible in women with LACC and positive PAN.
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- Cecelia H Boardman
- VCU Health System, Gynecologic Oncology, HCA Henrico Doctors Hospital, Virginia Gynecologic Oncology, Richmond, VA 23229, USA.
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- NRG Oncology Statistics and Data Management Center, Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY 14263, USA.
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- Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, USA.
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- Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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- Women & Infants Hospital, Providence, RI 02905, USA.
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- Department of Medicine and the UVA Cancer Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
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Umezawa R, Murakami N, Nakamura S, Wakita A, Okamoto H, Tsuchida K, Kashihara T, Kobayashi K, Harada K, Takahashi K, Inaba K, Ito Y, Igaki H, Masui K, Yoshida K, Jingu K, Tselis N, Itami J. Image-guided interstitial high-dose-rate brachytherapy for locally recurrent uterine cervical cancer: A single-institution study. Brachytherapy 2017; 17:368-376. [PMID: 29275869 DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2017.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2017] [Revised: 10/26/2017] [Accepted: 11/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of image-guided high-dose-rate (HDR) interstitial brachytherapy (ISBT) for reirradiation of locally recurrent uterine cervical cancer. METHODS AND MATERIALS Between 2008 and 2015, patients receiving reirradiation using HDR-ISBT for local gross recurrence of uterine cervical cancer after definitive or postoperative radiotherapy were analyzed retrospectively. The prescription doses per fraction ranged 2.5-6.0 Gy, whereas the cumulative equivalent doses in 2 Gy fractions ranged 48.6-82.5 Gy. The effects of prognostic factors on the local control (LC), progression-free survival, and overall survival were analyzed, and late toxicity data were evaluated. RESULTS Eighteen patients were included in the analysis, with a median followup of 18.1 months. A tumor response was obtained in all patients, with radiological and pathological complete remission seen in 12 (66.7%) patients. The 2-year LC, progression-free survival, and overall survival rates for all patients were 51.3%, 20.0%, and 60.8%, respectively. The hemoglobin level and maximum tumor diameter were shown to be statistically significant prognostic factors for LC (p = 0.028 and 0.009, respectively). Late ≥ Grade 2 adverse events were observed in 5 patients (27.8%). CONCLUSIONS Image-guided HDR-ISBT for the reirradiation of locally recurrent uterine cervical cancer may play an important role for local tumor control in a subgroup of patients. However, the treatment indication must be weighed against the risk of higher-grade late toxicity.
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- Rei Umezawa
- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Radiation Oncology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Radiology, Osaka Medical College Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Nishio S, Kitagawa R, Shibata T, Yoshikawa H, Konishi I, Ushijima K, Kamura T. Prognostic factors from a randomized phase III trial of paclitaxel and carboplatin versus paclitaxel and cisplatin in metastatic or recurrent cervical cancer: Japan Clinical Oncology Group (JCOG) trial: JCOG0505-S1. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2016; 78:785-90. [PMID: 27553435 DOI: 10.1007/s00280-016-3133-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2015] [Accepted: 08/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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PURPOSE The Japan Clinical Oncology Group (JCOG) trial JCOG0505 demonstrated the statistically significant non-inferiority of paclitaxel plus carboplatin (TC) to paclitaxel plus cisplatin (TP) in terms of overall survival (OS) in metastatic or recurrent cervical cancer. In that trial, patients were randomly assigned, adjusting for institution and known prognostic factors. The objective of this ancillary study was to evaluate the appropriateness of the adjustment factors used to have randomly assigned treatments and to investigate new potentially useful prognostic factors of paclitaxel plus platinum for future randomized trials in metastatic or recurrent cervical cancer. METHODS The study subjects comprised 244 eligible patients in the JCOG0505 who were merged to have received either TC or TP. The effects of the following factors on OS were investigated using a Cox regression model taking into consideration the adjustment factors used in randomization in this trial (e.g., performance status [PS]) and other baseline factors, including platinum-free interval (PFI), pretreatment hemoglobin levels (PHLs), and pretreatment platelet counts (PPCs). RESULTS The median follow-up was 17.6 months, and median OS was 18.0 months. The hazard ratio was 1.83 in patients with a PS of 1 or 2 (vs. 0; P = 0.0004; 95 % confidence interval [CI] 1.31-2.55), 2.92 in patients with a PFI of <6 months (vs. PFI of ≥12 months; P < 0.0001; 95 % CI 1.73-4.91), 2.09 in patients with a PFI of <12 months (vs. PFI of ≥12 months; P = 0.0034; 95 % CI 1.28-3.44), and 0.69 in patients with PHL higher than or equal to the median value (vs. less than the median; P = 0.016; 95 % CI 0.51-0.93). No significant differences were obtained for PPC or the other known factors. CONCLUSIONS In addition to the known prognostic factor of PS, which was used as an adjusting factor, a PFI of <12 months and lower PHL were newly demonstrated to be associated with poor outcomes in patients with metastatic or recurrent cervical cancer. These new prognostic factors should be validated in future prospective trials. CLINICAL TRIAL INFORMATION UMIN-CTR[ http://www.umin.ac.jp/ctr/ ] ID: C000000335.
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- Shin Nishio
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University Hospital, 1-12-1 Fukumuro, Miyagino-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 983-8512, Japan
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- JCOG Data Center, Center for Research Administration and Support, National Cancer Center, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 104-0045, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Kyoto University Hospital, 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan
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Association of Immunosuppression with DR6 Expression during the Development and Progression of Spontaneous Ovarian Cancer in Laying Hen Model. J Immunol Res 2016; 2016:6729379. [PMID: 27579331 PMCID: PMC4989061 DOI: 10.1155/2016/6729379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2016] [Accepted: 07/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Ovarian cancer (OVCA) mainly disseminates in the peritoneal cavity. Immune functions are important to prevent OVCA progression and recurrence. The mechanism of immunosuppression, a hallmark of tumor progression, is not well understood. The goal of this study was to determine the immune system's responses and its suppression during OVCA development and progression in hens. Frequencies of CD8+ T cells and IgY-containing cells and expression of immunosuppressors including IRG1 and DR6 in OVCA at early and late stages in hens were examined. Frequencies of stromal but not the intratumoral CD+8 T cells and IgY-containing cells increased significantly (P < 0.01) during OVCA development and progression. Tumor progression was associated with increased expression of IRG1 and DR6 and decreased infiltration of immune cells into the tumor. Frequency of stromal but not intratumoral immune cells increases during OVCA development and progression. Tumor-induced IRG1 and DR6 may prevent immune cells from invading the tumor.
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Bava SV, Thulasidasan AKT, Sreekanth CN, Anto RJ. Cervical cancer: A comprehensive approach towards extermination. Ann Med 2016; 48:149-61. [PMID: 26911282 DOI: 10.3109/07853890.2016.1145796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted pathogen, globally. Oncogenic types of HPV are the causative agents of many neoplastic diseases, including cervical cancer, which ranks as the most common cancer affecting females in developing countries. HPV infection of the cervical epithelium and the subsequent integration of viral DNA into the host genome are the major risk factors for cervical cancer. The scientific discovery of HPV as the causal agent of cervical cancer has led to the development of HPV-based diagnostic tools. Prophylactic vaccines, based on the oncogenic HPV type virus-like particles have been introduced in several developed countries as a preliminary preventive approach. Nevertheless, it remains a continuous threat to women in developing countries, where the prophylactic vaccines are unaffordable and organized screening programmes are lacking. This warrants implementation of prevention strategies that will reduce cervical cancer-related mortality. In this review, we have discussed molecular pathogenesis of HPV infection and the risk factors associated with it. The diagnosis, treatment and prevention strategies of HPV-related cervical cancer have also been discussed.
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- Smitha V Bava
- a Department of Biotechnology , University of Calicut , Malappuram , Kerala , India
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- b Cancer Research Program, Division of Cancer Research , Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology , Thiruvananthapuram , Kerala , India
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- b Cancer Research Program, Division of Cancer Research , Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology , Thiruvananthapuram , Kerala , India
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- b Cancer Research Program, Division of Cancer Research , Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology , Thiruvananthapuram , Kerala , India
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NAKAMURA KEIICHIRO, NISHIDA TAKESHI, HARUMA TOMOKO, HARAGA JUNKO, OMICHI CHIAKI, OGAWA CHIKAKO, KUSUMOTO TOMOYUKI, SEKI NORIKO, MASUYAMA HISASHI, HIRAMATSU YUJI. Pretreatment platelet-lymphocyte ratio is an independent predictor of cervical cancer recurrence following concurrent chemoradiation therapy. Mol Clin Oncol 2015; 3:1001-1006. [PMID: 26623040 PMCID: PMC4535152 DOI: 10.3892/mco.2015.595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2015] [Accepted: 06/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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The aim of the present study was to identify the correlations between inflammation markers such as neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and C-reactive protein (CRP) and the prognosis in patients with recurrent cervical cancer. The associations among NLR, PLR and CRP and clinical characteristics and prognosis were examined in 32 patients receiving chemotherapy with recurrent cervical cancer following concurrent chemoradiation therapy (CCRT). The patient median survival time was 198 days (range, 42-1,022 days). Pretreatment NLR and PLR were significantly correlated with the recurrence of cervical cancer following CCRT (R=-0.538, P=0.002; and R=-0.542, P=0.001, respectively). Pretreatment PLR >322.0 was significantly associated with a poor prognosis for recurrent cervical cancer following CCRT by univariate and multivariate analyses (P=0.015 and P=0.029). These findings indicate that pretreatment PLR is an important predictor of prognosis in patients with recurrent cervical cancer following CCRT.
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- KEIICHIRO NAKAMURA
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Okayama 700-8558, Japan
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PURPOSE The objective of this study was to report the results of in vitro chemoresponse analysis of primary, metastatic, and recurrent human cervical cancers. METHODS There were 557 tumor specimens submitted for testing from August 2006 to June 2010. Single agents tested were cisplatin, carboplatin, paclitaxel, docetaxel, epirubicin, fluorouracil, 4-hydroxy ifosfamide (active metabolite of ifosfamide), SN-38 (active metabolite of irinotecan), topotecan, and vinorelbine. Doublets tested were carboplatin/paclitaxel and cisplatin/topotecan. Tumor response was determined from dose-response curves. Results were scored as responsive, intermediate, or nonresponsive. Chemoresponse was reported as the combined responsive and intermediate results. RESULTS Three hundred fifty-three (63.4%) of 557 submitted specimens were successfully assayed. Confirmation of histology and tumor status (primary, metastatic, or recurrent) was available for 273 specimens. The chemoresponse of the most active agents in primary cancers (n = 151) was 75% for SN-38, 71% for 4-hydroxy ifosfamide, 62% for topotecan, and 73% for carboplatin/paclitaxel. The chemoresponse of metastatic cancers (n = 66) was 54% for SN-38, 51% for 4-hydroxy ifosfamide, 44% for epirubicin, and 53% for carboplatin/paclitaxel. The chemoresponse for recurrent cancers (n = 56) was 44% for epirubicin, 41% for 4-hydroxy ifosfamide, 39% for vinorelbine, 39% for paclitaxel, 36% for topotecan, 46% for carboplatin/paclitaxel, and 35% for cisplatin/topotecan. The overall chemoresponse was greater in primary cancers (58%) than in recurrent cancers (35%) (P < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS In vitro chemoresponse analysis of cervical cancer biospecimens is feasible. Chemoresponse results are variable depending on tumor status. Clinical studies of assay-directed therapy should be developed.
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Human Papillomavirus E6/E7-Specific siRNA Potentiates the Effect of Radiotherapy for Cervical Cancer in Vitro and in Vivo. Int J Mol Sci 2015; 16:12243-60. [PMID: 26035754 PMCID: PMC4490442 DOI: 10.3390/ijms160612243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2015] [Revised: 05/02/2015] [Accepted: 05/12/2015] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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The functional inactivation of TP53 and Rb tumor suppressor proteins by the HPV-derived E6 and E7 oncoproteins is likely an important step in cervical carcinogenesis. We have previously shown siRNA technology to selectively silence both E6/E7 oncogenes and demonstrated that the synthetic siRNAs could specifically block its expression in HPV-positive cervical cancer cells. Herein, we investigated the potentiality of E6/E7 siRNA candidates as radiosensitizers of radiotherapy for the human cervical carcinomas. HeLa and SiHa cells were transfected with HPV E6/E7 siRNA; the combined cytotoxic effect of E6/E7 siRNA and radiation was assessed by using the cell viability assay, flow cytometric analysis and the senescence-associated β-galactosidase (SA-β-Gal) assay. In addition, we also investigated the effect of combined therapy with irradiation and E6/E7 siRNA intravenous injection in an in vivo xenograft model. Combination therapy with siRNA and irradiation efficiently retarded tumor growth in established tumors of human cervical cancer cell xenografted mice. In addition, the chemically-modified HPV16 and 18 E6/E7 pooled siRNA in combination with irradiation strongly inhibited the growth of cervical cancer cells. Our results indicated that simultaneous inhibition of HPV E6/E7 oncogene expression with radiotherapy can promote potent antitumor activity and radiosensitizing activity in human cervical carcinomas.
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Human Papillomavirus: Current and Future RNAi Therapeutic Strategies for Cervical Cancer. J Clin Med 2015; 4:1126-55. [PMID: 26239469 PMCID: PMC4470221 DOI: 10.3390/jcm4051126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2015] [Accepted: 05/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are small DNA viruses; some oncogenic ones can cause different types of cancer, in particular cervical cancer. HPV-associated carcinogenesis provides a classical model system for RNA interference (RNAi) based cancer therapies, because the viral oncogenes E6 and E7 that cause cervical cancer are expressed only in cancerous cells. Previous studies on the development of therapeutic RNAi facilitated the advancement of therapeutic siRNAs and demonstrated its versatility by siRNA-mediated depletion of single or multiple cellular/viral targets. Sequence-specific gene silencing using RNAi shows promise as a novel therapeutic approach for the treatment of a variety of diseases that currently lack effective treatments. However, siRNA-based targeting requires further validation of its efficacy in vitro and in vivo, for its potential off-target effects, and of the design of conventional therapies to be used in combination with siRNAs and their drug delivery vehicles. In this review we discuss what is currently known about HPV-associated carcinogenesis and the potential for combining siRNA with other treatment strategies for the development of future therapies. Finally, we present our assessment of the most promising path to the development of RNAi therapeutic strategies for clinical settings.
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Prolonged remission of recurrent cervical carcinoma following paclitaxel and carboplatin chemotherapy with paclitaxel maintenance chemotherapy. Anticancer Drugs 2015; 26:793-6. [PMID: 25933247 DOI: 10.1097/cad.0000000000000244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Cervical cancer recurs in ~30% of cases, for which a favorable prognosis is often unattainable. We describe a cervical cancer patient who developed metastatic disease ~5 years after her initial diagnosis. She was subsequently treated with six cycles of paclitaxel (175 mg/m) and carboplatin area under the curve (AUC) 5 chemotherapy every 21 days, and paclitaxel (135 mg/m) maintenance therapy every 21 days; the patient has remained in clinical remission after more than 5 years of follow-up. Chemotherapy has not historically been effective in managing recurrent, persistent, or metastatic cervical cancer. However, our case study involving paclitaxel and carboplatin chemotherapy with maintenance chemotherapy represents one of the longest documented remission rates in association with the management of recurrent cervical cancer.
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Kitagawa R, Katsumata N, Shibata T, Kamura T, Kasamatsu T, Nakanishi T, Nishimura S, Ushijima K, Takano M, Satoh T, Yoshikawa H. Paclitaxel Plus Carboplatin Versus Paclitaxel Plus Cisplatin in Metastatic or Recurrent Cervical Cancer: The Open-Label Randomized Phase III Trial JCOG0505. J Clin Oncol 2015; 33:2129-35. [PMID: 25732161 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2014.58.4391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 228] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE In metastatic or recurrent cervical cancer, cisplatin-based chemotherapy is standard. The JCOG0505 randomized phase III trial evaluated the clinical benefits of carboplatin-based regimen. PATIENTS AND METHODS Eligible patients had metastatic or recurrent cervical cancer and had ≤ one platinum-containing treatment and no prior taxane. Patients were randomly assigned either to conventional paclitaxel plus cisplatin (TP; paclitaxel 135 mg/m(2) over 24 hours on day 1 and cisplatin 50 mg/m(2) on day 2, repeated every 3 weeks) or paclitaxel plus carboplatin (TC; paclitaxel 175 mg/m(2) over 3 hours and carboplatin area under curve 5 mg/mL/min on day 1, repeated every 3 weeks). Primary end point was overall survival (OS). Planned sample size was 250 patients to confirm the noninferiority of TC versus TP with the threshold hazard ratio (HR) of 1.29. RESULTS Between February 2006 and November 2009, 253 patients were enrolled. The HR of OS was 0.994 (90% CI, 0.79 to 1.25; noninferiority P = .032 by stratified Cox regression). Median OS was 18.3 months with TP versus 17.5 months with TC. Among patients who had not received prior cisplatin, OS was shorter with TC (13.0 v 23.2 months; HR, 1.571; 95% CI, 1.06 to 2.32). One treatment-related death occurred with TC. Proportion of nonhospitalization periods was significantly longer with TC (P < .001). CONCLUSION TC was noninferior to TP and should be a standard treatment option for metastatic or recurrent cervical cancer. However, cisplatin is still the key drug for patients who have not received platinum agents.
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- Ryo Kitagawa
- Ryo Kitagawa, NTT Medical Center Tokyo; Taro Shibata, National Cancer Center; Takahiro Kasamatsu, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo; Noriyuki Katsumata, Nippon Medical School, Musashikosugi Hospital, Kanagawa; Toshiharu Kamura and Kimio Ushijima, Kurume University, Fukuoka; Toru Nakanishi, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Aichi; Sadako Nishimura, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka; Masashi Takano, National Defense Medical College, Saitama; and Toyomi Satoh and Hiroyuki Yoshikawa, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
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- Ryo Kitagawa, NTT Medical Center Tokyo; Taro Shibata, National Cancer Center; Takahiro Kasamatsu, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo; Noriyuki Katsumata, Nippon Medical School, Musashikosugi Hospital, Kanagawa; Toshiharu Kamura and Kimio Ushijima, Kurume University, Fukuoka; Toru Nakanishi, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Aichi; Sadako Nishimura, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka; Masashi Takano, National Defense Medical College, Saitama; and Toyomi Satoh and Hiroyuki Yoshikawa, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Ryo Kitagawa, NTT Medical Center Tokyo; Taro Shibata, National Cancer Center; Takahiro Kasamatsu, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo; Noriyuki Katsumata, Nippon Medical School, Musashikosugi Hospital, Kanagawa; Toshiharu Kamura and Kimio Ushijima, Kurume University, Fukuoka; Toru Nakanishi, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Aichi; Sadako Nishimura, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka; Masashi Takano, National Defense Medical College, Saitama; and Toyomi Satoh and Hiroyuki Yoshikawa, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Ryo Kitagawa, NTT Medical Center Tokyo; Taro Shibata, National Cancer Center; Takahiro Kasamatsu, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo; Noriyuki Katsumata, Nippon Medical School, Musashikosugi Hospital, Kanagawa; Toshiharu Kamura and Kimio Ushijima, Kurume University, Fukuoka; Toru Nakanishi, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Aichi; Sadako Nishimura, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka; Masashi Takano, National Defense Medical College, Saitama; and Toyomi Satoh and Hiroyuki Yoshikawa, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Ryo Kitagawa, NTT Medical Center Tokyo; Taro Shibata, National Cancer Center; Takahiro Kasamatsu, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo; Noriyuki Katsumata, Nippon Medical School, Musashikosugi Hospital, Kanagawa; Toshiharu Kamura and Kimio Ushijima, Kurume University, Fukuoka; Toru Nakanishi, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Aichi; Sadako Nishimura, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka; Masashi Takano, National Defense Medical College, Saitama; and Toyomi Satoh and Hiroyuki Yoshikawa, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Ryo Kitagawa, NTT Medical Center Tokyo; Taro Shibata, National Cancer Center; Takahiro Kasamatsu, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo; Noriyuki Katsumata, Nippon Medical School, Musashikosugi Hospital, Kanagawa; Toshiharu Kamura and Kimio Ushijima, Kurume University, Fukuoka; Toru Nakanishi, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Aichi; Sadako Nishimura, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka; Masashi Takano, National Defense Medical College, Saitama; and Toyomi Satoh and Hiroyuki Yoshikawa, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Ryo Kitagawa, NTT Medical Center Tokyo; Taro Shibata, National Cancer Center; Takahiro Kasamatsu, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo; Noriyuki Katsumata, Nippon Medical School, Musashikosugi Hospital, Kanagawa; Toshiharu Kamura and Kimio Ushijima, Kurume University, Fukuoka; Toru Nakanishi, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Aichi; Sadako Nishimura, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka; Masashi Takano, National Defense Medical College, Saitama; and Toyomi Satoh and Hiroyuki Yoshikawa, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Ryo Kitagawa, NTT Medical Center Tokyo; Taro Shibata, National Cancer Center; Takahiro Kasamatsu, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo; Noriyuki Katsumata, Nippon Medical School, Musashikosugi Hospital, Kanagawa; Toshiharu Kamura and Kimio Ushijima, Kurume University, Fukuoka; Toru Nakanishi, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Aichi; Sadako Nishimura, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka; Masashi Takano, National Defense Medical College, Saitama; and Toyomi Satoh and Hiroyuki Yoshikawa, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Ryo Kitagawa, NTT Medical Center Tokyo; Taro Shibata, National Cancer Center; Takahiro Kasamatsu, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo; Noriyuki Katsumata, Nippon Medical School, Musashikosugi Hospital, Kanagawa; Toshiharu Kamura and Kimio Ushijima, Kurume University, Fukuoka; Toru Nakanishi, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Aichi; Sadako Nishimura, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka; Masashi Takano, National Defense Medical College, Saitama; and Toyomi Satoh and Hiroyuki Yoshikawa, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Ryo Kitagawa, NTT Medical Center Tokyo; Taro Shibata, National Cancer Center; Takahiro Kasamatsu, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo; Noriyuki Katsumata, Nippon Medical School, Musashikosugi Hospital, Kanagawa; Toshiharu Kamura and Kimio Ushijima, Kurume University, Fukuoka; Toru Nakanishi, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Aichi; Sadako Nishimura, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka; Masashi Takano, National Defense Medical College, Saitama; and Toyomi Satoh and Hiroyuki Yoshikawa, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Ryo Kitagawa, NTT Medical Center Tokyo; Taro Shibata, National Cancer Center; Takahiro Kasamatsu, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo; Noriyuki Katsumata, Nippon Medical School, Musashikosugi Hospital, Kanagawa; Toshiharu Kamura and Kimio Ushijima, Kurume University, Fukuoka; Toru Nakanishi, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Aichi; Sadako Nishimura, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka; Masashi Takano, National Defense Medical College, Saitama; and Toyomi Satoh and Hiroyuki Yoshikawa, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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The use of taxanes in the treatment of gynecologic malignancies has expanded tremendously over the past 30 years. Both paclitaxel and docetaxel have unique microtubule stabilizing, antiangiogenic and radiation sensitizing properties that endow them with remarkable activity as chemotherapeutic agents. As research into the appropriate dose, timing, treatment interval, and response rates have been studied, they have emerged as one of the most active agents available in the treatment of gynecologic cancer. The body of research on taxanes continues to expand especially with regard to the use of taxanes in alternative formulations and in combination with newer treatments or routes of treatment. This review focuses on the development of taxanes as an effective therapy in the treatment of gynecologic cancers and data currently available in the literature regarding their efficacy. Future directions of taxane-based chemotherapy with regards to ovarian, uterine, and cervical cancers are also addressed. There is little doubt that taxane-based chemotherapy will remain an integral part of the treatment of gynecologic cancer for the foreseeable future.
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A systematic review comparing cisplatin and carboplatin plus paclitaxel-based chemotherapy for recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer. Gynecol Oncol 2014; 133:117-23. [PMID: 24486604 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2014.01.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2013] [Revised: 01/20/2014] [Accepted: 01/23/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The prognosis of advanced/recurrent cervical cancer patients is generally poor with 1-year survival ranging between 15 and 20%. Cisplatin (CDDP) based treatments are considered the most effective regimens; unfortunately toxicity is an issue in a population in which the treatment remains palliative in the finality. Carboplatin (CBDCA), with its more favorable non toxicity profile and the convenience of outpatient administration, may be a suitable alternative to CDDP in combination regimens. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed a systematic review of the literature comparing CDDP and CBDCA based chemotherapy for advanced cervical cancer (recurrent, persistent or metastatic disease). Only studies that met the following criteria were considered for the present review: 1) patients treated with CDDP/paclitaxel or CBDCA/paclitaxel combinations as first line chemotherapy for metastatic disease; 2) one or more of the following data available: overall response rate (RR), progression free survival (PFS) or time to progression (TTP), overall survival (OS); 3) single-arm retrospective or prospective study; and 4) at least 20 patients enrolled. RESULTS 17 eligible studies comprehensive of 1181 patients were included in the final analysis. The objective RR was 48.5% for CBDCA and 49.3% for CDDP-based chemotherapy. Median PFS for CDDP and CBDCA-based treatments was 6.9months and 5months respectively (p=0.03); the corresponding figures for median OS were 12.87 and 10months respectively (p=0.17). DISCUSSION Our study indicates that CBDCA may represent an attractive and valid alternative to the more toxic and equally effective CDDP in the treatment of advanced or recurrent cervical cancer.
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Platinum-free Interval in Second-line Chemotherapy for Recurrent Cervical Cancer. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2013; 23:1670-4. [DOI: 10.1097/igc.0b013e3182a80a07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to determine whether the platinum-free interval (PFI) was a predictive indicator in second-line treatment of cervical cancer in patients who had undergone prior platinum-based chemotherapy. The role of the PFI in selecting the second-line regimen in other gynecologic malignancies is also discussed.MethodsIn this retrospective study, we examined the clinical records of patients with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer who had received platinum-containing combination regimens as second-line chemotherapy. All patients had received prior platinum-containing chemotherapy or concurrent chemoradiotherapy.ResultsThe overall response rate to second-line chemotherapy was 25.8%; 7 patients achieved a complete response and 17 a partial response. The median progression-free survival (PFS) was 5.1 months and median overall survival (OS) was 13.5 months. The response rate was 12.5%, 14.2%, 20.0%, 22.2%, and 55.0%; median PFS was 4.0, 5.1, 4.4, 5.8, and 7.4 months; and median OS was 10.2, 14.4, 11.9, 16.3, and 19.7 months when PFI was within 3, 3 to 5, 6 to 11, 12 to 23, and more than 24 months, respectively. Age (>50 years), size (>3 cm), prior radiotherapy, and PFI (>24 months) were identified as prognostic factors in the multivariate analysis for PFS and OS.ConclusionsThe results indicate that a PFI of more than 24 months is the discriminating point between platinum-sensitive and platinum-resistance cervical cancer. This indicates that PFI offers a useful tool in selecting agents for second-line chemotherapy in a wide range of gynecologic malignancies.
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Heijkoop ST, van Doorn HC, Stalpers LJ, Boere IA, van der Velden J, Franckena M, Westermann AM. Results of concurrent chemotherapy and hyperthermia in patients with recurrent cervical cancer after previous chemoradiation. Int J Hyperthermia 2013; 30:6-10. [DOI: 10.3109/02656736.2013.844366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Developments in the systemic treatment of metastatic cervical cancer. Cancer Treat Rev 2013; 39:430-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2012.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2012] [Revised: 05/22/2012] [Accepted: 05/27/2012] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ohara T, Kobayashi Y, Yoshida A, Yoshioka N, Yahagi N, Kondo H, Tozawa A, Kiguchi K, Suzuki N. Combination of irinotecan (CPT-11) and nedaplatin (NDP) for recurrent patients with uterine cervical cancer. Int J Clin Oncol 2012; 18:1102-6. [PMID: 23095879 DOI: 10.1007/s10147-012-0487-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2012] [Accepted: 10/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND The clinical activity of combination of irinotecan (CPT-11) and nedaplatin (NDP) for recurrent patients with uterine cervical cancer was evaluated retrospectively. METHODS Intravenous CPT-11 was given at 60 mg/m(2) (days 1, 8, 15), followed by NDP 80 mg/m(2) (day 1), every 4 weeks. RESULTS According to the medical records, 29 cases have received this regimen since 2000. Median age was 57 years (range, 29-80), and performance status (PS) of the patients was 18 cases with PS 0, 10 cases with PS 1, and 1 case with PS 2, respectively. Clinical stage was as follows: 3 cases of stage Ib1, 2 cases of Ib2, 2 cases of IIa, 10 cases of IIb, 8 cases of IIIb, and 4 cases of IVb. There were 27 cases of squamous cell carcinoma and 2 cases of adenocarcinoma. Concerning hematological toxicity of grade 3 or more, neutropenia, leukopenia, and febrile neutropenia were observed in 79.3 %, 96.6 %, and 13.8 % of cases, respectively. For nonhematological toxicity, nausea, anorexia, joint pain, and confusion were observed in only 1 case, respectively, and as a result, in 7 cases chemotherapy was not completed. Among 26 cases with clinically evaluable lesions, there were 7 complete responses, 3 partial responses, 7 stable disease, and 9 progressive disease; the clinical response rate was 38.5 %. Median progression-free survival was 7 months (range, 0-38 months). CONCLUSION The combination of CPT-11 and NDP seems to be active for patients with recurrent uterine cervical cancer.
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- Tatsuru Ohara
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, St. Marianna University, 2-16-1 Sugao, Miyamae, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 216-8511, Japan
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Prediction of progression-free survival and response to paclitaxel plus carboplatin in patients with recurrent or advanced cervical cancer. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2012; 22:623-9. [PMID: 22343974 DOI: 10.1097/igc.0b013e3182473277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to identify predictors of the response to paclitaxel-carboplatin chemotherapy (TC) in recurrent or patients with advanced cervical cancer. METHODS The records of 61 consecutive women with recurrent or advanced cervical cancer who were treated with TC were retrospectively reviewed. Data regarding their primary disease, follow-up, recurrence, and the activity and toxicity of TC were collected. Multivariate analysis was performed using the Cox proportional hazards regression model to identify predictors of the response to TC. Survival was calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method and compared using the log-rank test. RESULTS Overall, TC was well tolerated and displayed a response rate of 60.7% (19 complete response and 18 partial response). The median progression-free survival was 14 months for all patients and 20 months for the responders. Grade 3 to grade 4 toxicities were observed in 51 patients (83.6%). Multivariate analysis revealed that performance status, symptom status, and prior chemotherapy were independent prognostic predictors of a poor response. Patient survival was inversely correlated with the number of these prognostic factors. When the patients were divided into 2 prognostic groups (low risk: patients with no or one poor prognostic factor; and high-risk: patients with 2 or more poor prognostic factors), the patients in the high-risk group had a significantly shorter progression-free survival than those in the low-risk group (4 vs 16 months, log-rank; P < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS The combination of paclitaxel and carboplatin is effective in patients with recurrent or advanced cervical cancer. Our prognostic model composed of 3 clinical variables might enable physicians to identify patients who would not derive clinical benefit from TC and offer them the opportunity to receive other types of treatment.
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Sehouli J, Runnebaum IB, Fotopoulou C, Blohmer U, Belau A, Leber H, Hanker LC, Hartmann W, Richter R, Keyver-Paik MD, Oberhoff C, Heinrich G, du Bois A, Olbrich C, Simon E, Friese K, Kimmig R, Boehmer D, Lichtenegger W, Kuemmel S. A randomized phase III adjuvant study in high-risk cervical cancer: simultaneous radiochemotherapy with cisplatin (S-RC) versus systemic paclitaxel and carboplatin followed by percutaneous radiation (PC-R): a NOGGO-AGO Intergroup Study. Ann Oncol 2012; 23:2259-2264. [PMID: 22357252 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdr628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Simultaneous adjuvant platinum-based radiochemotherapy in high-risk cervical cancer (CC) is an established treatment strategy. Sequential paclitaxel (Taxol) and platinum followed by radiotherapy may offer further advantages regarding toxicity. PATIENTS AND METHODS An open-labeled randomized phase III trial was conducted to compare paclitaxel (175 mg/m(2)) plus carboplatin (AUC5) followed by radiation (50.4 Gy) (experimental arm-A) versus simultaneous radiochemotherapy with cisplatin (40 mg/m(2)/week) (arm-B) in patients with stage IB-IIB CC after surgery. Primary objective was progression-free survival (PFS). RESULTS Overall, 271 patients were randomized and 263 were eligible for evaluation; 132 in arm-A and 131 in arm-B appropriately balanced. The estimated 2-year PFS was 81.8% [95% confidence interval (CI) 74.4-89.1] in arm-B versus 87.2% (95% CI 81.2-93.3) in arm-A (P = 0.235) and the corresponding 5-year survival rates were 85.8% in arm-A and 78.9% in arm-B (P = 0.25). Hematological grade 3/4 toxicity was higher in arm-B. Alopecia (87.9% versus 4.1%; P < 0.001) and neurotoxicity (65.9% versus 15.6%; P < 0.001) were significantly higher in arm-A. Early treatment termination was significantly more frequent in arm-B than in arm-A (32.1% versus 12.9%; P = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Sequential chemotherapy and radiation in high-risk CC could not show any significant survival benefit; however, a different toxicity profile appeared. This sequential regime may constitute an alternative option when contraindications for immediate postoperative radiation are present.
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- J Sehouli
- Department of Gynecology, European Competence Centre for Ovarian Cancer, Charité-University Hospital, Berlin.
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- Department of Gynecology, Jena University Hospital, Jena
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- Department of Gynecology, European Competence Centre for Ovarian Cancer, Charité-University Hospital, Berlin
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- Brustzentrum, Sankt-Gertrauden-Krankenhaus, Berlin
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- Department of Gynecology, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald, Greifswald
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- Klinik fuer Strahlentherapie, Bruederkrankenhaus St Josef, Paderborn
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, J.W. Goethe-University, Frankfurt
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- Department of Gynecology, Klinikum Frankfurt (Oder) GmbH, Frankfurt-Oder
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- Department of Gynecology, European Competence Centre for Ovarian Cancer, Charité-University Hospital, Berlin
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- Department of Gynecology, Kath. Kliniken Essen-Nord Marienhospital, Altenessen
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- Department of Gynecology, Horst Schmidt Klinik, Wiesbaden
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- Department of Gynecology, DRK Kliniken Berlin Westend, Berlin
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- Department of Gynecology, Kreiskrankenhaus Torgau Johann Kentmann GmbH, Torgau
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- Department of Gynecology, Universitätsklinik LMU, Munich
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- Department of Gynecology, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Essen
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Charite-University Medicine Berlin, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Berlin
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- Department of Gynecology, European Competence Centre for Ovarian Cancer, Charité-University Hospital, Berlin
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- Brustzentrum, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Essen, Germany
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Evaluation of paclitaxel/carboplatin in a dose dense or weekly regimen in 66 patients with recurrent or primary metastatic cervical cancer. Eur J Cancer 2012; 48:1332-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2012.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2011] [Revised: 12/31/2011] [Accepted: 01/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Hwang JH, Lim MC, Seo SS, Kang S, Park SY, Kim JY. Outcomes and toxicities for the treatment of stage IVB cervical cancer. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2011; 285:1685-93. [DOI: 10.1007/s00404-011-2173-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2011] [Accepted: 12/05/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Dueñas-González A, Cetina L, Coronel J, Martínez-Baños D. Pharmacotherapy options for locally advanced and advanced cervical cancer. Drugs 2010; 70:403-32. [PMID: 20205484 DOI: 10.2165/11534370-000000000-00000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Cervical cancer continues to be a significant health burden worldwide. Globally, the majority of cancers are locally advanced at diagnosis; hence, radiation remains the most frequently used therapeutic modality. Currently, the value of adding cisplatin or cisplatin-based chemotherapy to radiation for the treatment of locally advanced cervical cancer is strongly supported by randomized studies and meta-analyses. Nevertheless, despite these significant achievements, therapeutic results are far from optimal; thus, novel therapies need to be investigated. A recent, randomized, phase III trial has shown for the first time that combination chemotherapy with cisplatin and gemcitabine concurrently with radiation improves parameters of survival over cisplatin alone and establishes a new standard for the management of locally advanced cervical cancer. On the other hand, advanced disease, presenting either as an International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage IVB or as persistent or recurrent to primary therapy without local curative options, remains a devastating group of diseases with no options other than palliative chemotherapy. Recent results from the GOG (Gynecologic and Oncologic Group)-204 study demonstrate that cisplatin-doublets with paclitaxel, vinorelbine, gemcitabine or topotecan only produce small improvements in survival, although with different toxicity patterns; hence, patient-related factors are important when choosing any one of these regimens. The role of targeted therapies both in locally advanced and advanced disease is promising, but still at an investigational stage.
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- Alfonso Dueñas-González
- Unidad de Investigación Biomédica en Cáncer, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología/Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas (INCan/IIBM), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City, Mexico.
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