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ArticleClinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico2021

Intraoperative electron beam radiotherapy and perioperative high-dose-rate brachytherapy in previously irradiated oligorecurrent gynecological cancer: clinical outcome analysis.

P A Jablonska, M Cambeiro, M Gimeno, J M Aramendía, J A Mínguez, J L Alcázar, J J Aristu, F A Calvo, R Martínez-Monge

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Article in Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Spanish Society for Radiation Oncology and Spanish Society of Medical Physicists recommendations on reirradiation in gynecological cancer: reirradiation techniques, survival outcomes, dose, and toxicity.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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  5. Radiation therapy for vulvar cancer: consensus technical guidelines of the GINECOR working group of the Spanish Society of Radiation Oncology. Part 2: radiotherapy recommendations.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2023
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  6. Radiation therapy for vulvar cancer: consensus guidelines of the GINECOR working group of the Spanish Society of Radiation Oncology. Part 1: clinical recommendations.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

P A JablonskaDepartment of Oncology, Clínica Universitaria de Navarra, University of Navarra, Avda Pío XII s/n, Pamplona, Navarre, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5830-8321
M CambeiroDepartment of Oncology, Clínica Universitaria de Navarra, University of Navarra, Avda Pío XII s/n, Pamplona, Navarre, Spain.
M GimenoDepartment of Oncology, Clínica Universitaria de Navarra, University of Navarra, Avda Pío XII s/n, Pamplona, Navarre, Spain.
J M AramendíaDepartment of Oncology, Clínica Universitaria de Navarra, University of Navarra, Avda Pío XII s/n, Pamplona, Navarre, Spain.
J A MínguezDepartment of Gynecology and Obstaetrics, Clínica Universitaria de Navarra, University of Navarra, Avda Pío XII s/n, Pamplona, Navarre, Spain.
J L AlcázarDepartment of Gynecology and Obstaetrics, Clínica Universitaria de Navarra, University of Navarra, Avda Pío XII s/n, Pamplona, Navarre, Spain.
J J AristuDepartment of Oncology, Clínica Universitaria de Navarra, University of Navarra, Avda Pío XII s/n, Pamplona, Navarre, Spain.
F A CalvoDepartment of Oncology, Clínica Universitaria de Navarra, University of Navarra, Avda Pío XII s/n, Pamplona, Navarre, Spain.
R Martínez-MongeDepartment of Oncology, Clínica Universitaria de Navarra, University of Navarra, Avda Pío XII s/n, Pamplona, Navarre, Spain. rmartinezm@unav.es.
Universidad de Navarra · ESClinica Universidad de Navarra · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPelvic recurrences from previously irradiated gynecological cancer lack solid evidence for recommendation on salvage.

methodsA total of 58 patients were included in this clinical analysis. Salvage surgery was performed for locoregional relapse within previously irradiated pelvic area after initial surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy or radical external beam radiotherapy. The primary tumor diagnosis included cervical cancer (n = 47, 81%), uterine cancer (n = 4, 7%), and other types (n = 7, 12%). Thirty-three patients received adjuvant IOERT (1984-2000) at a median dose of 15 Gy (range 10-20 Gy) and 25 patients received adjuvant PHDRB (2001-2016) at a median dose of 32 Gy (range 24-40 Gy) in 6, 8, or 10 b.i.d. fractions.

resultsThe median follow-up was 5.6 years (range 0.5-14.2 years). Twenty-nine (50.0%) patients had positive surgical margins. Grade ≥ 3 toxic events were recorded in 34 (58.6%) patients. The local control rate at 2 years was 51% and remained stable up to 14 years. Disease-free survival rates at 2, 5, and 10 years were 17.2, 15.5, and 15.5%, respectively. Overall survival rates at 2, 5, and 10 years were 58.1, 17.8, and 17.8%, respectively.

conclusionsIOERT and PHDRB account for an effective salvage in oligorecurrent gynecological tumors. Patients with previous pelvic radiation suitable for salvage surgery and at risk of inadequate margins could benefit from adjuvant reirradiation in form of IOERT or PHDRB. However, the rate of severe grade ≥ 3 toxicity associated with the entire treatment program is relevant and needs to be closely counterbalanced against the expected therapeutic gain.

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BrachytherapyAdultAgedDisease-Free SurvivalElectronsFemaleGenital Neoplasms, FemaleHumansIntraoperative CareMargins of ExcisionMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRadiotherapy DosageRe-IrradiationSalvage TherapyExternal beam radiation therapyGynecological cancerIntraoperative electron beam radiotherapyPerioperative high-dose-rate brachytherapyRecurrence

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