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Trial reportJournal of gynecologic oncology2025

Prognostic significance of para-aortic node metastasis in endometrial cancer: Japanese Gynecologic Oncology Group Study JGOG2043 post hoc analysis.

Yosuke Konno, Michinori Mayama, Kazuhiro Takehara, Yoshihito Yokoyama, Jiro Suzuki, Nobuyuki Susumu, Kenichi Harano, Satoshi Nakagawa, Toru Nakanishi, Wataru Yamagami and 5 more

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Trial report in Journal of gynecologic oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Yosuke KonnoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-6022-9689
Michinori MayamaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-6630-9869
Kazuhiro TakeharaDepartment of Gynecologic Oncology, NHO Shikoku Cancer Center, Matsuyama, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-8808-3338
Yoshihito YokoyamaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-5214-512X
Jiro SuzukiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-0684-8665
Nobuyuki SusumuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, International University of Health and Welfare, Narita, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-3537-7161
Kenichi HaranoDepartment of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-0833-3489
Satoshi NakagawaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-6540-9040
Toru NakanishiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Miyagi, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-6891-3506
Wataru YamagamiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-3925-6057
Kosuke YoshiharaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-2254-3378
Hiroyuki NomuraDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-8996-4284
Aikou OkamotoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-5079-0464
Daisuke AokiAkasaka Sanno Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-5396-0273
Hidemichi WatariDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan. watarih@med.hokudai.ac.jp.ORCID 0000-0002-4189-6187

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Abstract

objectiveThis study aimed to assess the prognostic significance of para-aortic lymphadenectomy (PALX) and para-aortic lymph node metastasis in endometrial cancer (EC) patients at risk of post-operative recurrence.

methodsJapanese Gynecologic Oncology Group (JGOG) 2043 was a randomized controlled trial assessing the efficacy of adjuvant chemotherapy in EC patients at risk for post-operative recurrence. A retrospective analysis included patients who underwent pelvic lymphadenectomy (PLX) alone or both PLX and PALX in JGOG2043. Data on positive lymph nodes and other clinicopathological risk factors were collected.

resultsPLX and PALX were performed on 402 patients, while PLX alone was conducted on 250 patients. Evaluating the effect of PALX on survival was challenging through a comparison of the outcomes of the 2 cohorts since PALX was predominantly administered to higher-risk patients. Patients with 2 or more metastases in para-aortic nodes exhibited significantly poorer overall survival than those with no or 1 metastasis, respectively (p<0.001, p=0.031). Multivariate analysis revealed that 2 or more metastases in para-aortic nodes is independent risk factors for disease-free survival (hazard ratio [HR]=1.72; 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.10-2.72; p=0.019) and are marginally significant for overall survival (HR=1.58; 95% CI=0.92-2.72; p=0.096) compared to no or a single metastasis.

conclusionThe clinical relevance of PALX was challenging to evaluate in the JGOG2043 cohort; however, the presence of 2 or more para-aortic node metastases was identified as an independent unfavorable prognostic factor in EC patients at risk of recurrence.

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Endometrial NeoplasmsLymph NodesAdultAgedChemotherapy, AdjuvantDisease-Free SurvivalEast Asian PeopleFemaleHumansJapanLymphatic MetastasisLymph Node ExcisionMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPrognosisRetrospective StudiesClinical TrialEndometrial CancerLymphatic MetastasisLymph Node ExcisionSurvival

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PMCPMC12226316

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