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Asian Pac J Cancer Prev ; 24(4): 1321-1330, 2023 Apr 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37116155

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BACKGROUND: The present study aimed at investigating the feasibility and safety of induction chemotherapy followed by definitive chemoradiation (dCRT) in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this single-arm clinical trial, patients with cervical cancer (stages IB3-IVA) received a median four cycles of induction chemotherapy (paclitaxel and carboplatin, every three weeks) followed by dCRT (which consisted of the whole pelvis at the dose of 45-50 Gy along with weekly cisplatin (40 mg/m2) followed by intracavitary brachytherapy at the total dose of 80-90 Gy). Primary end point was local control at three months, which was assessed by gynecologic examination and pelvic MRI. The secondary outcome of the study was treatment-related toxicity. RESULTS: Seventy-four patients with the mean age of 51.6 ± 9.5 years were included. The most frequent (51.4%) disease stage was IIB. Complete and partial clinical responses were observed in 60.8% and 14.9% of patients, respectively. The frequency of progressive disease and stable disease were 14.9% and 9.5%, respectively. Grade II and III neutropenia (during neoadjuvant chemotherapy were 13.5% and 2.7%, respectively; these figures during chemoradiation were 29.7% and 13.5%, respectively. A treatment interruption was observed for 60.8% (45 cases) of patients during chemoradiation and 31.1% during  induction chemotherapy. DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: Induction chemotherapy followed by chemoradiation is feasible in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer; however, the toxicity should be managed properly to avoid delayed e treatment. More than three quarters of the patients achieved complete or partial clinical response within a three-month follow-up.


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Uterine Cervical Neoplasms , Humans , Female , Adult , Middle Aged , Combined Modality Therapy , Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/drug therapy , Feasibility Studies , Induction Chemotherapy , Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use , Cisplatin , Paclitaxel
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