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Plaikner A, Siegler K, Hertel H, Jacob A, Petzel A, Schubert M, Blohmer JU, Böhmer G, Marnitz S, Ragosch V, Domröse C, Oppelt P, Jülicher A, Schneider A, Willems A, Favero G, Köhler C. Fertility sparing therapy in women with lymph node negative cervical cancer >2cm - oncologic and fertility outcomes of neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by radical vaginal trachelectomy. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2023; 33:1542-1547. [PMID: 37696645 DOI: 10.1136/ijgc-2023-004669] [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] [Indexed: 09/13/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Simple or radical trachelectomy are accepted fertility sparing therapies for patients diagnosed with cervical cancer ≤2 cm. In patients with larger tumors a fertility sparing concept is considered experimental. The aim of our study is to present oncological and fertility outcomes of laparoscopic pelvic lymphadenectomy followed by neoadjuvant chemotherapy and subsequent radical vaginal trachelectomy. These procedures were performed in two centers in patients diagnosed with cervical cancer of diameter >2 cm. METHOD We retrospectively analyzed the demographic, histological, fertility and follow-up data of all patients with cervical cancer assessed as stage IB2, IB3 or IIA1 under the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) 2018 system. These patients had undergone pelvic lymphadenectomy, followed by neoadjuvant chemotherapy and radical vaginal trachelectomy between February 2006 and June 2020 at Charité University Berlin and Asklepios Hospital, Hamburg. RESULTS A total of 31 patients (mean age 29.5 years, range; 26-40) underwent neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by radical vaginal trachelectomy in case of proven tumor-free lymph nodes. Twenty-six (84%) of these patients were nulliparous. Across all 31 patients, the initial tumor stages were FIGO 2018 stage IB2 (n=27), IB3 (n=3) and IIA1 (n=1).Lymphadenectomy was completed in all but one patient (sentinel) with a median of 33 (range; 11-47) pelvic lymph nodes. The neoadjuvant chemotherapy regimen was two cycles of paclitaxel, ifosfamide and cisplatin in 17 patients; three cycles of paclitaxel, ifosfamide and cisplatin in eight patients; two cycles of paclitaxel and cisplatin in four patients; two cylces cisplatin monoagent in one patient; and two cycles of paclitaxel and cisplatin followed by two cycles of paclitaxel, ifosfamide and cisplatin in one patient. Residual tumor was histologically confirmed in 17 specimens (55%). The median residual tumor size following neoadjuvant chemotherapy was 12 mm (range; 1-60). Fertility could be preserved in 27 patients (87%); two patients underwent adjuvant chemoradiation after radical vaginal trachelectomy due to high-risk histological features; two other patients underwent radical hysterectomy with adjuvant chemoradiation therapy following neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Of 18 (67%) patients seeking motherhood, 13 became pregnant (72%). There were 12 live births in 10 women, with a median fetal weight of 2490 grams (range; 1640-3560) and five miscarriages. After a median follow-up of 94.5 months (range; 6-183) three recurrences (11.1%) were detected, one patient (3.7%) died of the disease. CONCLUSION Neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by radical vaginal trachelectomy may be offered to patients seeking motherhood with cervical cancer >2 cm and histopathologically tumor-free lymph nodes, the rate of healthy baby pregnancy on discharge was 10/18 women (55%). This fertility-preserving strategy is associated with higher recurrence and death compared with what was published in the literature for women undergoing radical vaginal trachelectomy for tumors up to 2 cm.
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- Andrea Plaikner
- Department of Special Operative and Oncologic Gynecology, Asklepios Klinik Altona, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Special Operative and Oncologic Gynecology, Asklepios Klinik Altona, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology, Asklepios Clinic Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Dysplasia and Cytology, MVZ Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Charité University Medicine, Department of Gynecology, Charité, Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Dysplasia and Cytology, IZD Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Radiooncology, Radiation Oncology Vosspalais, Private Clinic, Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics, Asklepios Clinic Altona, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Faculty of the University of Cologne, Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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- Department for Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecological Endocrinology, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Linz, Austria
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- Institute for Dysplasia and Cytology, MVZ Fürstenbergkarree, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Dysplasia and Cytology, MVZ Fürstenbergkarree, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Dysplasia and Cytology, MVZ Köpenick, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Asklepios Hospital Lich, Lich, Germany
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- Department of Special Operative and Oncologic Gynecology, Asklepios Klinik Altona, Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- Institute for Dysplasia and Cytology, MVZ Fürstenbergkarree, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Gynecology, German Red Cross Clinic Berlin Westend, Berlin, Germany
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Li P, Liu J, He K, Gong S, Chi C, Liu P, Su G, Li W, Duan H, Liu P, Tian J, Chen C. Tumor lesion detection in patients with cervical cancer by indocyanine green near-infrared imaging. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2023; 50:1252-1261. [PMID: 36450938 DOI: 10.1007/s00259-022-06030-1] [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: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 10/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate the feasibility and accuracy of near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) imaging for detecting the extent of tumor invasion in cervical cancer using indocyanine green (ICG). METHODS We enrolled 51 patients who were diagnosed with cervical cancer with FIGO stage IB1-IIA2 disease. Patients were administered indocyanine green (ICG) at a dose of 5 mg/kg 24 h prior to surgery. A customized near-infrared fluorescence (NIRF) imaging system was used to identify the extent of tumor invasion when radical hysterectomy specimens were harvested. The relationship between tumor fluorescence intensity and clinicopathological characteristics was analyzed. RESULTS Of the 51 enrolled patients, 3 patients did not have residual tumors after cervical conization, and tumor lesions were identified by NIRF imaging in all the remaining 48 patients. The results of NIRF imaging were in agreement with the postoperative pathological findings in 95.8% of the patients with stromal invasion, 100% of those with surgical margin invasion, 100% of those with parametrial tumor involvement, and 100% of patients with uterine corpus invasion. The mean signal-to-background ratio (SBR) of the cervical tumors was 2.91 ± 1.64, and the SBR was independent of clinicopathological characteristics. Fluorescence microscopy confirmed that ICG fluorescence was present in the tumor nests. CONCLUSIONS NIRF imaging enables objective, accurate, and safe identification of tumor invasion during cervical cancer surgery. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04224467.
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- Pengfei Li
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No. 1838, Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No. 1838, Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Big Data-Based Precision Medicine, School of Medicine and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China.,Key Laboratory of Big Data-Based Precision Medicine, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Beihang University, 100191, Beijing, China.,CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, the State Key Laboratory of Management and Control for Complex Systems, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No. 1838, Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, the State Key Laboratory of Management and Control for Complex Systems, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No. 1838, Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Big Data-Based Precision Medicine, School of Medicine and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No. 1838, Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No. 1838, Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou, 510515, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No. 1838, Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Big Data-Based Precision Medicine, School of Medicine and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing, 100191, China. .,Key Laboratory of Big Data-Based Precision Medicine, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Beihang University, 100191, Beijing, China. .,CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Imaging, the State Key Laboratory of Management and Control for Complex Systems, Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No. 1838, Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou, 510515, China.
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Okugawa K, Yahata H, Ohgami T, Yasunaga M, Asanoma K, Kobayashi H, Kato K. An update of oncologic and obstetric outcomes after abdominal trachelectomy using the FIGO 2018 staging system for cervical cancer: a single-institution retrospective analysis. J Gynecol Oncol 2023; 34:e41. [PMID: 36807744 PMCID: PMC10157343 DOI: 10.3802/jgo.2023.34.e41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Revised: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To apply the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) 2018 staging system to all patients who underwent trachelectomy in our previous study and to update the oncologic and obstetric results. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients in whom abdominal trachelectomy was attempted between June 2005 and September 2021. The FIGO 2018 staging system for cervical cancer was applied to all patients. RESULTS Abdominal trachelectomy was attempted for 265 patients. Trachelectomy was converted to hysterectomy in 35 patients, and trachelectomy was completed successfully in 230 (conversion rate: 13%). Applying the FIGO 2018 staging system, 40% of the patients who underwent radical trachelectomy had stage IA tumors. Among 71 patients who had tumors measuring ≥2 cm, 8 patients were classified as stage IA1 and 14 as stage IA2. Overall recurrence and mortality rates were 2.2% and 1.3%, respectively. One hundred twelve patients attempted to conceive after trachelectomy; 69 pregnancies were achieved in 46 patients (pregnancy rate: 41%). Twenty-three pregnancies ended in first-trimester miscarriage, and 41 infants were delivered between gestational weeks 23 and 37; 16 were deliveries at term (39%) and 25 were premature deliveries (61%). CONCLUSION This study suggested that patients judged to be ineligible for trachelectomy and patients receiving overtreatment will continue to appear using the current standard eligibility criteria. With the revisions to the FIGO 2018 staging system, the preoperative eligibility criteria for trachelectomy, which were based on the FIGO 2009 staging system and tumor size, should be changed.
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- Kaoru Okugawa
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Ronsini C, Solazzo MC, Bizzarri N, Ambrosio D, La Verde M, Torella M, Carotenuto RM, Cobellis L, Colacurci N, De Franciscis P. Fertility-Sparing Treatment for Early-Stage Cervical Cancer ≥ 2 cm: A Problem with a Thousand Nuances-A Systematic Review of Oncological Outcomes. Ann Surg Oncol 2022; 29:8346-8358. [PMID: 36064991 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-022-12436-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Fertility-sparing treatments (FSTs) have played a crucial role in the management of early-stage cervical cancer (ECC). The guidelines have recognized various approaches, depending on the tumor stage and other risk factors such as histotype and lymphovascular positivity. Much more debate has centered around the boundary within which these treatments should be considered. Indeed, these are methods to be reserved for ECC, but tumor size may represent the most significant limitation. In particular, there is no consensus on the strategy to be adopted in the case of ECC ≥ 2 cm. Therefore, this systematic review was to collect the literature evidence regarding the management of these patients. METHODS Following the recommendations in the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement, we systematically searched the Pubmed and Scopus databases was conducted in April 2022, from the date of the first publication. We made no limitation on the country. We included all studies containing data on disease-free survival, overall survival, recurrence rate (RR), or complete response rate (CRR) to chemotherapy. RESULTS Twenty-six studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria, and 691 patients were analyzed regarding FST. Surgery-based FST showed an RR of between 0 and 42.9%, which drops to 12.9% after excluding the vaginal or minimally invasive approaches. Furthermore, papers regarding FST based on the neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) approach showed a CRR of between 21.4 and 84.5%, and an RR of between 0 and 22.2% CONCLUSION: This paper focused on the significant heterogeneity present in the clinical management of FST of ECC ≥ 2 cm. Nevertheless, from an oncological point of view, approaches limited to the minimally invasive or vaginal techniques showed the highest RR. Vice versa, the lack of standardization of NACT schemes and the wealth of confounders to be attributed to the histological features of the tumor make it difficult, if not impossible, to set a standard of treatment.
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- Carlo Ronsini
- Department of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Unit of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Woman, Child and Public Health, A. Gemelli, IRCCS, University Hospital Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This article discusses recent developments towards less radical surgical treatment for early-stage cervical cancer. RECENT FINDINGS Surgery is the standard treatment for early-stage cervical cancer. In the last decades, new treatment strategies have been developed aiming to reduce morbidity, without hampering oncological safety. We provide an update of the latest knowledge on safety and morbidity following less radical surgical procedures in early-stage cervical cancer. In cervical cancer with a tumour size of 2 cm or less, radical surgery (simple hysterectomy or fertility-sparing conisation) may be a well tolerated option. For patients with larger lesions (>2 cm) and wishing to preserve fertility, administration of neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by less extensive surgery appears to be a feasible and well tolerated alternative to abdominal trachelectomy. With regard to lymph node assessment, increasing evidence shows the feasibility of the sentinel lymph node procedure instead of full pelvic lymphadenectomy. Prospective trials reporting on oncological safety are awaited.It is important to exercise caution when new surgical strategies are introduced. Despite promising retrospective data, prospective randomized studies may present unexpected results, for instance, minimally invasive radical hysterectomy showed inferior results compared to laparotomy. SUMMARY There is a shift towards less radical treatment for early-stage cervical cancer. This review explores whether and when less is really more.
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Morice P, Maulard A, Scherier S, Sanson C, Zarokian J, Zaccarini F, Espenel S, Pautier P, Leary A, Genestie C, Chargari C, Grynberg M, Gouy S. Oncologic results of fertility sparing surgery of cervical cancer: An updated systematic review. Gynecol Oncol 2022; 165:169-183. [PMID: 35241291 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2022.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Revised: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Several techniques can be proposed as fertility sparing surgery in young patients treated for cervical cancer but uncertaincies remain concerning their outcomes. Analysis of oncological issues is then the first aim of this review in order to evaluate the best strategy. RESULTS Data were identified from searches of MEDLINE, Current Contents, PubMed and from references in relevant articles from January 1987 to 15th of September 2021. We carry out an updated systematic review involving 5862 patients initially selected for fertility-sparing surgery in 275 series. FINDINGS In patients having a stage IB1 disease, recurrence rate/RR in patients undergoing simple conisation/trachelectomy, radical trachelectomy/RT by laparoscopico-vaginal approach, laparotomic or laparoscopic approaches are respectively: 4.1%, 4.7%, 2.4% and 5.2%. In patients having a stage IB2 disease, RR after neoadjuvant chemotherapy or RT by laparotomy are respectively 13.2% and 4.8% (p = .0035). After neoadjuvant treatment a simple cone/trachelectomy was carried out in 91 (30%) patients and a radical one in 210 (70%) cases. But the lowest pregnancy rate is observed in patients undergoing RT by laparotomy (36%). CONCLUSIONS The choice between these treatments should be based above all, on objective oncological data that strike a balance for each procedure between the best chances for cure and the fertility results. In patients having a stage IB1 disease, oncological results are quite similar according to the procedure used. In patients having a stage IB2 disease, RT by open approach has the lowest RR. Anyway the lowest pregnancy rate is observed in patients undergoing RT by laparotomy.
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- P Morice
- Department of Gynecological Surgery, Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France; Inserm Unit 10-30, Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France; University Paris-Sud (Paris XI), Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.
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- Department of Gynecological Surgery, Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Gynecological Surgery, Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Gynecological Surgery, Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Gynecological Surgery, Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Gynecological Surgery, Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France; Inserm Unit 981, Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Pathology, Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Inserm Unit 10-30, Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France; Department of Radiation Oncology, Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- University Paris-Sud (Paris XI), Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France; Department of Reproductive Medicine, Hôpital Antoine-Béclère, Clamart, France
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- Department of Gynecological Surgery, Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France
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Viveros-Carreño D, Rodriguez J, Rendon Pereira GJ, Slama J, Halaska MJ, Robova H, Pareja R. Fertility-sparing surgery after neo-adjuvant chemotherapy in women with cervical cancer larger than 4 cm: a systematic review. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2022; 32:486-493. [PMID: 35210296 DOI: 10.1136/ijgc-2021-003297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this systematic review was to assess the oncologic and fertility outcomes of patients with cervix-confined cancer >4 cm who underwent neo-adjuvant chemotherapy followed by fertility-sparing surgery. METHODS This study was registered in PROSPERO (registration number CRD42021254816). PubMed/MEDLINE, ClinicalTrials, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, SCOPUS, and OVID databases were searched from inception to July 2021. The included patients were those with cancer confined to the cervix and tumor diameter >4 cm (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) 2018 stage IB3) with squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, or adenosquamous carcinoma who underwent intra-venous neo-adjuvant chemotherapy followed by successful fertility-sparing surgery. RESULTS The initial search identified 2990 articles. A total of 40 patients from 11 studies had attempted fertility preservation surgery (conization, simple or radical trachelectomy) and in 26 patients (65%) it was successful. All patients received platinum-based chemotherapy. A complete pathological response occurred in 56% of patients and two patients (7.7%) had a recurrence. The 4.5-year disease-free survival was 92.3% and the 4.5-year overall survival rate was 100%. Of six patients who tried to conceive, four (67%) achieved at least one pregnancy and three of the five pregnancies (60%) were pre-term deliveries (all after radical trachelectomy). All patients with recurrence received cisplatin and ifosfamide instead of cisplatin and paclitaxel, underwent non-radical surgery, and had residual disease in the final specimen. CONCLUSIONS Evidence for fertility-sparing surgery after neo-adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with cervical cancer and tumors >4 cm is limited, and this approach should be considered as an experimental intervention. As the use of non-radical surgery could be a risk factor, if neo-adjuvant chemotherapy is used, patients should undergo fertility-sparing radical surgery.
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- David Viveros-Carreño
- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá, Colombia .,Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Bogota, Colombia
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá, Colombia.,Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, section of Gynecologic Oncology, Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Instituto de Cancerología - Las Américas - AUNA, Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Gynecologic Oncology Center, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital (Central and Eastern European Gynecologic Oncology Group, CEEGOG), Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 3rd Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 3rd Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá, Colombia.,Gynecologic Oncology, Clinica ASTORGA, Medellin, Colombia
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Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Prior Fertility-Sparing Surgery in Women with FIGO 2018 Stage IB2 Cervical Cancer: A Systematic Review. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14030797. [PMID: 35159063 PMCID: PMC8833789 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14030797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2022] [Revised: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Simple Summary In order to provide our contribution to the knowledge of women affected by IB2 cervical cancer, who wish to preserve fertility, we revised and updated the available literature in the debated issue of neoadjuvant chemotherapy prior to fertility-sparing treatment. The effectiveness of preoperative chemotherapy in tumors larger than 2 cm virtually proposes a conservative opportunity to a broader group of women, while keeping low, and hopefully absent, the risk of local and distant relapse. Available studies of neoadjuvant chemotherapy to the fertility-sparing approach have shown that a suboptimal response at surgery seems to be an independent prognostic factor in poorer survival, and, therefore, the careful selection of patients and the surgical approach after neoadjuvant chemotherapy remains crucial. Finally, we proposed an algorithm to be helpful in the decision-making process of that subgroup of patients. Abstract Nowadays, the optimal management of patients with cervical cancers measuring 2–4 cm desiring to maintain fertility is still uncertain. In this systematic review, we assessed the reliability of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) prior to fertility-sparing (FS) surgery in International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) 2018 stage IB2 cervical cancer, in terms of pathologic response, oncological and obstetric outcomes. The review of the literature was performed following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Data, using MEDLINE and PubMed, were searched for from 1 January 2005 up to 1 December 2020. We identified 20 articles and 114 women with IB2 disease, possible candidates for NACT prior to FS surgery. However, uterine conservation was achieved only in 76.7% of them. Patients reached optimal pathological response to NACT in 60.9% of cases and a TIP (cisplatin, ifosfamide and paclitaxel) regime was related to the best response. Suboptimal response to NACT appeared to be an independent negative prognostic factor. Up to 9.2% of patients recurred with a median 7.4-months DFS, and 4.6% of patients died of disease. Fifty percent of women tried to conceive after treatment and NACT prior to conization appeared to be the most promising alternative to upfront radical trachelectomy in terms of obstetric outcomes. In conclusion, NACT prior to FS surgery is an option, but the literature about this issue is still weak and FS should be carefully discussed with patients.
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Matylevich OP, Pletnev AS, Petukhou VS. Fertility-Sparing Options Versus Abdominal Radical Hysterectomy for Patients with Early Cervical Cancer: Belarus' 10-Year Experience. J Gynecol Surg 2021. [DOI: 10.1089/gyn.2021.0048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Olga P. Matylevich
- Gynecologic Oncology Department, N.N. Alexandrov National Cancer Centre of Belarus, Minsk, Belarus
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- Gynecologic Oncology Department, N.N. Alexandrov National Cancer Centre of Belarus, Minsk, Belarus
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- Gynecologic Oncology Department, N.N. Alexandrov National Cancer Centre of Belarus, Minsk, Belarus
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Clinical Study of Sentinel Lymph Node Detection Using Photodynamic Eye for Abdominal Radical Trachelectomy. Curr Oncol 2021; 28:4709-4720. [PMID: 34898550 PMCID: PMC8628807 DOI: 10.3390/curroncol28060397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Revised: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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This study aimed to assess the accuracy of predicting pelvic lymph node status using sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy with indocyanine green (ICG) and to examine the outcomes of SLN biopsy-guided abdominal radical trachelectomy (ART). Patients with stage IA2-IB2 cervical cancer from January 2009 to January 2021 were included. ICG was injected before ART and SLNs were identified, excised, and assessed intraoperatively using fast-frozen sections. Systemic pelvic lymphadenectomy was subsequently performed. The SLN detection rate, sensitivity, and false-negative rate were determined. Thirty patients desiring fertility preservation were enrolled, of whom 26 successfully completed ART and four underwent radical hysterectomies because of metastatic primary SLNs. Bilateral SLNs were identified in all patients. The sensitivity, false-negative rate, and negative predictive value were 100%, 7.7%, and 92.3%, respectively. Three (12%) patients were lost to follow-up: two relapsed and one died of tumor progression. Of the nine patients who tried to conceive after surgery, four achieved pregnancy and three delivered healthy live infants. In women with early-stage cervical cancer who desired to conserve fertility, SLN mapping with ICG had a very high detection rate, sensitivity, and low false-negative rate. SLN biopsy-guided ART is a feasible and accurate method for assessing pelvic node status.
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Kiss SL, Fandi A, Cozlea AL, Gheorghe M, Stanca M, Bacalbașa N, Moldovan AA, Căpîlna ME. Abdominal radical trachelectomy as fertility-sparing management for early stages of cervical cancer: Our experience in 18 cases. Exp Ther Med 2021; 22:674. [PMID: 33986839 PMCID: PMC8111865 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2021.10106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to present our experience of 18 cases of abdominal radical trachelectomy (ART), including 5 performed during pregnancy, analyzing patient selection, surgical complications, and oncological and obstetrical outcomes. This reproductive study included all early stage cervical cancer patients referred for ART at the 1st Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic of the Emergency Clinical County Hospital Targu Mures, between 2010 and 2020. A total of 19 women were considered for ART, and only 1 case required conversion to radical hysterectomy. The patient mean age was 31 years (range 24-38 years), and 66.67% of the patients were nulliparous. Six women (33.33%) had stage IA2, 4 (22.22%) had stage IB1, 5 (27.78%) had stage IB2, and 4 (22.22%) had stage IB3 disease. One intraoperative complication occurred in this series, which consisted in both right ureteral and bladder injuries. Early postoperative complications were represented by urinary bladder dysfunction (33.33%), symptomatic pelvic lymphocele (11.1%), peritonitis (5.5%), and wound infection (5.5%). Late postoperative complications included cervical stenosis (5.5%), amenorrhea (11.1%), and pelvic abscess (5.5%). Four out of the 18 patients were operated on during pregnancy between 14 and 20 weeks; 2 of them gave birth at term, 2 of them aborted shortly after the surgery. Two vaginal recurrences were recorded; both were managed by hysterectomy, partial colpectomy and adjuvant chemoradiotherapy. At this moment, all patients are alive with no evidence of disease and 3 of them managed to conceive. In conclusion, ART should be recommended as a fertility-preserving procedure for women in their reproductive age. In selected cases, ART can be performed during pregnancy with encouraging results.
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- Szilard Leo Kiss
- First Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic, 'George Emil Palade' University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology, 540136 Târgu Mures, Romania
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- First Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic, 'George Emil Palade' University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology, 540136 Târgu Mures, Romania
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- First Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic, 'George Emil Palade' University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology, 540136 Târgu Mures, Romania
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- First Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic, 'George Emil Palade' University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology, 540136 Târgu Mures, Romania
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- First Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic, 'George Emil Palade' University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology, 540136 Târgu Mures, Romania
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 'Carol Davila' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020022 Bucharest, Romania
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- First Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic, 'George Emil Palade' University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology, 540136 Târgu Mures, Romania
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Burbano J, Heredia F, Sanabria D, Ardila EG, Viveros-Carreño D, Rodriguez J. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy prior to fertility-sparing surgery in cervical tumors larger than 2 cm: a systematic review on fertility and oncologic outcomes. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2021; 31:387-398. [PMID: 33649006 DOI: 10.1136/ijgc-2020-001765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2020] [Revised: 01/11/2021] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Management of cervical cancer tumors >2 cm has been a subject of controversy, with management often considered as either up-front radical trachelectomy or neoadjuvant chemotherapy before fertility-sparing surgery. METHODS A systematic literature review was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) checklist. This study was registered in the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO). We searched Medline through PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, SCOPUS, and OVID between January 1985 and December 2020. Eligibility criteria for selecting studies were English language, randomized controlled trials, and observational studies including information on fertility and oncologic outcomes. All titles were managed in EndNote X7. Risk of bias was evaluated using the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) critical appraisal checklist for observational studies. RESULTS Twenty-three studies with 205 patients who received neoadjuvant chemotherapy were included. The majority of patients (92.2%, n=189) had stage IB FIGO 2009 cervical cancer. The preferred regimen used was cisplatin in combination with paclitaxel or ifosfamide (80%, n=164). One hundred and eighty patients (87.8%) underwent fertility-sparing surgery; radical vaginal trachelectomy, abdominal trachelectomy, conization, and simple trachelectomy were performed in 62 (34.4%), 49 (27.2%), 34 (18.9%), and 26 (14.4%) women, respectively. In nine patients (5%) the type of procedure was not specified. The follow-up time reported in all studies ranged between 6 and 69 months. In 112 women who sought a pregnancy after surgery, 84.8% (n=95) achieved a gestation.The global recurrence and death rates were 12.8% and 2.8%, respectively. CONCLUSION Neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by fertility-sparing surgery is a promising strategy that might allow fertility preservation in highly selected patients with cervical cancer with tumors >2 cm while providing acceptable oncologic outcomes. Results of prospective studies are required to validate its oncological safety. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION NUMBER PROSPERO CRD42020203789.
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- Javier Burbano
- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Fundacion Clinica Valle del Lili, Cali, Colombia
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, School of Medicine, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Clínica Los Nogales, Bogota, Colombia.,Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogota, Colombia
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogota, Colombia
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogota, Colombia .,Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Section of Gynecologic Oncology, Fundación Santa Fe de Bogota, Bogota, Colombia
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Cottrell CM, Ohaegbulam GC, Smith JR, Del Priore G. Fertility-sparing treatment in cervical cancer: Abdominal trachelectomy. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2021; 75:72-81. [PMID: 33846052 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2021.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2020] [Accepted: 01/31/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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In the last two decades, great strides have been made to treat cancer while sparing fertility for young women. This is at least partly in response to changing demographics, including delayed childbearing and fewer historically traditional couples. The trachelectomy has become emblematic in this endeavor. With comparable outcomes to hysterectomy and successful conceptions, trachelectomy utilization has increased over time. It is now a standard of care for many situations. While there are several approaches, (vaginal, laparoscopic, and robotic), the abdominal trachelectomy allows surgeons to overcome several limitations, such as patient anatomy, surgical experience, and resources (i.e. no robot) to provide women everywhere this revolutionary operation. In this chapter, we outline surgical techniques, outcomes, and other aspects of the abdominal trachelectomy.
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- Cyra M Cottrell
- Morehouse School of Medicine, 720 Westview Drive Atlanta, GA 30310, USA.
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- Morehouse School of Medicine, 720 Westview Drive Atlanta, GA 30310, USA.
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- Consultant Gynaecological Surgeon, West London Gynaecological Cancer Centre, Imperial College, London, UK.
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- Morehouse School of Medicine, Department of Ob-Gyn, Gynecologic Oncology, 720 Westview Drive Atlanta, GA 30310, USA.
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Okugawa K, Yahata H, Sonoda K, Kodama K, Yagi H, Ohgami T, Yasunaga M, Onoyama I, Kaneki E, Asanoma K, Kobayashi H, Kato K. Evaluation of adjuvant chemotherapy after abdominal trachelectomy for cervical cancer: a single-institution experience. Int J Clin Oncol 2021; 26:216-224. [PMID: 32880780 DOI: 10.1007/s10147-020-01778-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 08/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND To avoid the loss of fertility, chemotherapy should be chosen as an adjuvant treatment after trachelectomy. Our study evaluated the effectiveness and safety of adjuvant chemotherapy after abdominal trachelectomy for cervical cancer. METHODS Our institutional review board approved this clinical study, and informed consent was obtained from each patient. We began performing abdominal trachelectomy at our institution in 2005. Deep stromal invasion (more than two-thirds) with lymphovascular space invasion, diffuse cervical invasion, skip lesions in the vagina, and lymphovascular space invasion in the cardinal ligament and vagina were defined as intermediate-risk factors, and parametrial invasion and pelvic lymph node metastasis were defined as high-risk factors. Patients who had intermediate- or high-risk factors received post-trachelectomy adjuvant treatment. The medical records and information of the patients were reviewed retrospectively. RESULTS Through January 2020, we performed 212 trachelectomies. Among the included patients, 16 and 7 patients with intermediate- and high-risk cancer, respectively, received adjuvant chemotherapy after trachelectomy (2 and 21 patients underwent abdominal modified radical trachelectomy and radical trachelectomy, respectively). Among these patients, only one (4.3%) experienced relapse and subsequent death of the disease after a median postoperative follow-up of 80 months (range 12-146 months). The 5-year survival rate was 95.5%. Chemotherapy-related life-threatening acute adverse events were not observed. Persistent ovarian dysfunction and late adverse events did not occur. One woman achieved three pregnancies, and two infants were delivered. CONCLUSION Adjuvant chemotherapy after abdominal trachelectomy could be an alternative treatment option from the aspects of effectiveness, safety, and fertility preservation.
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- Kaoru Okugawa
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Gynecology Service, NHO National Kyushu Cancer Center, 3-1-1 Notame, Minami-Ku, Fukuoka, 811-1395, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, 890-8520, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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