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ArticleAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP2024

Retrospective Analysis of All Types of Adjuvant Radiotherapy in Endometrial Cancer: Single-Center Experiences in a Middle-Income Country.

Nadee Chitapanarux, Ekkasit Tharavichitkul, Kittikun Kittidachanan, Pooriwat Muangwong, Somvilai Chakrabandhu, Pitchayaponne Klunklin, Wimrak Onchan, Bongkot Jia-Mahasap, Piyapasara Torapichattrakul, Imjai Chitapanarux

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Article in Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Nadee ChitapanaruxFaculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0002-0695-0061
Ekkasit TharavichitkulDivision of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0002-5495-1421
Kittikun KittidachananDivision of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand.
Pooriwat MuangwongDivision of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand.
Somvilai ChakrabandhuDivision of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0002-9860-2098
Pitchayaponne KlunklinDivision of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0003-4791-6940
Wimrak OnchanDivision of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand.
Bongkot Jia-MahasapDivision of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand.
Piyapasara TorapichattrakulDivision of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand.
Imjai ChitapanaruxDivision of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0002-8552-0149
Chiang Mai University · TH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveWe retrospectively analyzed the efficacy, focusing on overall survival (OS) and the patterns of failure, along with the toxicities of adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) in endometrial cancer patients.

methodsTwo-hundred and nineteen patients with endometrial cancer patients who received adjuvant radiotherapy ± adjuvant chemotherapy (ACT) from January 2014 to December 2018 were investigated for overall survival (OS), local recurrence-free survival rate (LRFS), regional recurrence-free survival rate (RRFS), and distant metastasis-free survival rate (DMFS).

resultTwo-hundred and fourteen patients were evaluated. The numbers of VBT alone, EBRT plus VBT, and adjuvant chemotherapy (ACT) plus EBRT plus VBT were 65 (30.4%), 80 (37.4%), and 69 (32.2%) patients, respectively. Stage I (107 patients) was the most common followed by stage III (87 patients). With a median follow-up time of 67 months (IQR 56-78), the 5-year overall survival rates for VBT alone, EBRT plus VBT, and EBRT plus VBT plus ACT were 84.4%, 65%, and 57.4%, respectively. The most common severe (grade 3-4) acute toxicity was neutropenia (4.6%), followed by diarrhea (3.7%). Grade 3-4 late proctitis was found in only 1.9%. On multivariate analysis, advanced age (HR 6.15, p: 0.015), lymph node involvement (HR 6.66, p: 0.039), cervical involvement (HR 10.60, p: 0.029), and substantial LVSI (HR 21.46, p: 0.005) were associated with a higher risk of death.

conclusionAdvanced age (>65), substantial LVSI, lymph node involvement, and cervical stromal involvement were associated with poor overall survival. These findings here will help identifying high-risk patients and would make it possible to avoid unnecessary adjuvant treatment among patients with a good prognosis.

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BrachytherapyEndometrial NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantFemaleHumansNeoplasm StagingRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRetrospective StudiesAdjuvant radiotherapyEndometrial cancermiddle-income countrytoxicitiestreatment outcomes

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PMID38415534
PMCPMC11077119
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