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ArticleCancers2021

Real-World Evaluation of Modern Adjuvant Radiotherapy in Women with Stage IB Endometrial Cancer.

Jenny Ling-Yu Chen, Chao-Yuan Huang, Yu-Sen Huang, Che-Yu Hsu, Keng-Hsueh Lan, I-Lun Shih, Wen-Fang Cheng, Chi-An Chen, Bor-Ching Sheu, Sung-Hsin Kuo

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Article in Cancers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jenny Ling-Yu ChenDepartment of Radiology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei 100, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-8553-8069
Chao-Yuan HuangDivision of Radiation Oncology, Department of Oncology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
Yu-Sen HuangDepartment of Radiology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei 100, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-4262-8712
Che-Yu HsuDivision of Radiation Oncology, Department of Oncology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
Keng-Hsueh LanDivision of Radiation Oncology, Department of Oncology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
I-Lun ShihDepartment of Radiology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
Wen-Fang ChengDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
Chi-An ChenDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
Bor-Ching SheuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 100, Taiwan.
Sung-Hsin KuoDivision of Radiation Oncology, Department of Oncology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 100, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-0054-887X
National Taiwan University Hospital · TWNational Taiwan University · TWYuanpei University · TW

Funding

Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan 108-2314-B-002-035-MY2National Taiwan University Hospital 110-S4990
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The optimal adjuvant treatment for stage IB endometrial cancer remains undefined. We investigated the benefit of modern adjuvant radiotherapy for women with stage IB endometrial cancer. We retrospectively reviewed patients with surgically staged, pure stage IB endometrioid adenocarcinoma (2010 to 2018). Adjuvant modern radiotherapy consists of external-beam radiotherapy (EBRT) by intensity, volumetric-modulated arc radiotherapy, or image-guided vaginal brachytherapy (VBT). The study included 180 stage IB patients. Patients with grade 3 diseases had frequent aggressive histology patterns (lymphovascular space invasion (LVSI); low uterine segment involvement) and experienced significantly shorter recurrence-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) than patients with grade 1/2 diseases. Adjuvant modern radiotherapy decreased the incidence of acute/chronic grade ≥2 gastrointestinal toxicity. In IB grade 1/2 patients, EBRT significantly lengthened survival (RFS/OS); patients with age >60 years, myometrial invasion beyond the outer third, or LVSI benefited the most from EBRT. EBRT also significantly improved survival (RFS/OS) in IB grade 3 patients, where patients with bulky tumors or LVSI benefited the most from EBRT. Therefore, EBRT may be beneficial for all stage IB patients.

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endometrioid adenocarcinomaexternal beam radiotherapymodern radiotherapystage IBvaginal brachytherapy

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PMID33803915
PMCPMC8003240
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