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ReviewCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2023

Safety and Efficacy of 2D Brachytherapy vs. 3D Image-Guided Adaptive Brachytherapy for Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer-A Single Institution Retrospective Study.

Mame Daro Faye, Mariana Petruccelli Araujo, Michel D Wissing, Khalid Alrabiah, Lucy Gilbert, Xing Zeng, Luis Souhami, Joanne Alfieri

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Review in Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mame Daro FayeDivision of Radiation Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-3274-2055
Mariana Petruccelli AraujoDivision of Radiation Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada.
Michel D WissingDivision of Cancer Epidemiology, Oncology, McGill University, Montreal, QC H4A 3T2, Canada.
Khalid AlrabiahDivision of Radiation Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada.
Lucy GilbertDepartment of Gynecology-Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8605-5472
Xing ZengDepartment of Gynecology-Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada.
Luis SouhamiDivision of Radiation Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada.
Joanne AlfieriDivision of Radiation Oncology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC H4A 3J1, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-3829-9250
McGill University Health Centre · CAMcGill University · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe treatment paradigm for locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC) has shifted from two-dimensional-brachytherapy (2D-BT) to three-dimensional-image-guided adaptive BT (3D-IGABT). In this retrospective study, we report our experience with the change from 2D-BT to 3D-IGABT.

methodsWe reviewed 146 LACC patients (98 3D-IGABT and 48 2D-BT) who received chemoradiation between 2004 and 2019. The multivariable odds ratio (OR) for treatment-related toxicities and hazard ratios (HR) for locoregional control (LRC), distant control (DC), failure-free survival (FFS), cancer-specific survival (CSS) and overall survival (OS) are reported.

resultsThe median follow-up was 50.3 months. There was a significant decrease in overall late toxicities in the 3D-IGABT group compared to the 2D-BT group (OR 0.22[0.10-0.52]), late gastrointestinal (OR 0.31[0.10-0.93]), genitourinary (OR 0.31[0.09-1.01]) and vaginal toxicities (0% vs. 29.6%). Grade ≥ 3 toxicity was low in both groups (2D-BT: 8.2% acute, 13.3% late vs. 3D-IGABT: 6.3% acute, 4.4% late, NS). The five-year LRC, DC, FFS, CSS and OS for 3D-IGABT were 92.0%, 63.4%, 61.7%, 75.4% and 73.6%, compared to 87.3%, 71.8%, 63.7%, 76.3% and 70.8% for 2D-BT (NS).

conclusions3D-IGABT for the treatment of LACC is associated with a decrease in overall late gastrointestinal, genitourinary and vaginal toxicities. The disease control or survival outcomes were comparable to contemporary 3D-IGABT studies.

Indexed as

BrachytherapyUterine Cervical NeoplasmsFemaleHumansProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective Studies3D-IGABTbrachytherapycervical cancerradiation oncologyradiotherapy

Identifiers

PMID37232833
PMCPMC10217529
OpenAlexW4376614182

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