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ArticleCancer medicine2022

Secondary cancers after carbon-ion radiotherapy and photon beam radiotherapy for uterine cervical cancer: A comparative study.

Yuki Nitta, Hiroto Murata, Noriyuki Okonogi, Kazutoshi Murata, Masaru Wakatsuki, Kumiko Karasawa, Shingo Kato, Shigeru Yamada, Takashi Nakano, Hiroshi Tsuji

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Article in Cancer medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Yuki NittaQST Hospital, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan.
Hiroto MurataQST Hospital, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan.
Noriyuki OkonogiQST Hospital, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-9486-1922
Kazutoshi MurataQST Hospital, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan.
Masaru WakatsukiQST Hospital, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan.
Kumiko KarasawaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Shingo KatoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Hidaka, Japan.
Shigeru YamadaQST Hospital, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan.
Takashi NakanoQuantum Medical Science Directorate, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan.
Hiroshi TsujiQST Hospital, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan.
National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology · JPGunma University · JPSaitama International Medical Center · JPTokyo Women's Medical University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThere are limited studies on the risk of secondary cancers after carbon-ion radiotherapy (CIRT). We assessed the incidence of secondary cancers in patients treated with CIRT for cervical cancer. We also evaluated the incidence of secondary cancers in patients who received standard photon radiotherapy (RT) throughout the same period.

methodsThis retrospective study included patients with cervical cancer who underwent curative RT at our hospital. All cancers discovered for the first time after RT were classified as secondary cancers. To compare the risk of secondary cancers among cervical cancer survivors to the general population, standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) were calculated.

resultsThe analysis included a total of 197 and 417 patients in the CIRT and photon RT groups, respectively. The total person-years during the observation period were 1052.4 in the CIRT group and 2481.5 in the photon RT group. The SIR for all secondary cancers was 1.1 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.6-2.1) in the CIRT group and 1.4 (95% CI, 1.0-2.1) in the photon RT group. The 10-year cumulative incidence of all secondary cancers was 9.5% (95% CI, 4.0-21.5) in the CIRT group and 9.4% (95% CI, 6.2-14.1) in the photon RT group. The CIRT and photon RT groups were not significantly different in incidence (p = 0.268).

conclusionsThe incidence of secondary cancers after CIRT for cervical cancer was similar to that after photon RT. Validation of our findings after long-term observation is warranted.

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Heavy Ion RadiotherapyNeoplasms, Second PrimaryUterine Cervical NeoplasmsCarbonFemaleHumansRetrospective StudiesCarboncarbon-ion radiotherapychemoradiotherapyneoplasmsradiation oncologysecond primaryuterine cervical neoplasms

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PMID35318825
PMCPMC9189463
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