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ArticleOncology letters2025

Intermediate‑risk factors affecting oncological outcome in patients with FIGO 2018 stage IB2 cervical cancer who do not receive adjuvant therapy.

Abdurrahman Alp Tokalioglu, Okan Oktar, Okan Aytekin, Aysun Alci, Alper Kahraman, Volkan Ege, Fatih Kilic, Burak Ersak, Fatih Celik, Hande Esra Koca Yildirim and 16 more

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Abdurrahman Alp TokaliogluDepartment of Gynaecological Oncology, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, 06800 Ankara, Turkey.
Okan OktarDepartment of Gynaecological Oncology, Ankara Etlik City Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, 06170 Ankara, Turkey.
Okan AytekinDepartment of Gynaecological Oncology, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, 06800 Ankara, Turkey.
Aysun AlciDepartment of Gynaecological Oncology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Antalya 07100, Turkey.
Alper KahramanDepartment of Gynaecological Oncology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Antalya 07100, Turkey.
Volkan EgeDepartment of Gynaecological Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara 06230, Turkey.
Fatih KilicDepartment of Gynaecological Oncology, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, 06800 Ankara, Turkey.
Burak ErsakDepartment of Gynaecological Oncology, Ankara Etlik City Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, 06170 Ankara, Turkey.
Fatih CelikDepartment of Gynaecological Oncology, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, 06800 Ankara, Turkey.
Hande Esra Koca YildirimDepartment of Gynaecological Oncology, Ankara Etlik City Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, 06170 Ankara, Turkey.
Caner CakirDepartment of Gynaecological Oncology, Ankara Etlik City Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, 06170 Ankara, Turkey.
Dilek YukselDepartment of Gynaecological Oncology, Ankara Etlik City Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, 06170 Ankara, Turkey.
Cigdem KilicDepartment of Gynaecological Oncology, Etlik Zubeyde Hanim Women's Health Training and Research Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Ankara 06010, Turkey.
Ilker SelcukDepartment of Gynaecological Oncology, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, 06800 Ankara, Turkey.
Gunsu Kimyon ComertDepartment of Gynaecological Oncology, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, 06800 Ankara, Turkey.
Nurettin BoranDepartment of Gynaecological Oncology, Etlik Zubeyde Hanim Women's Health Training and Research Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Ankara 06010, Turkey.
Derman BasaranDepartment of Gynaecological Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara 06230, Turkey.
Isin UreyenDepartment of Gynaecological Oncology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Antalya 07100, Turkey.
Tayfun ToptasDepartment of Gynaecological Oncology, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Antalya 07100, Turkey.
Vakkas KorkmazDepartment of Gynaecological Oncology, Ankara Etlik City Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, 06170 Ankara, Turkey.
Alper KaralokDepartment of Gynaecological Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Istinye University, 34010 Istanbul, Turkey.
Tolga TasciDepartment of Gynaecological Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Bahcesehir University, 34349 Istanbul, Turkey.
Ozlem Moraloglu TekinDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Ankara 06800, Turkey.
Yaprak UstunDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Etlik Zubeyde Hanim Women's Health Training and Research Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Ankara 06010, Turkey.
Nejat OzgulDepartment of Gynaecological Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara 06230, Turkey.
Taner TuranDepartment of Gynaecological Oncology, Ankara Bilkent City Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, 06800 Ankara, Turkey.

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Abstract

The objective of the present study was to examine how intermediate-risk factors affect the oncological outcomes of patients diagnosed with International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) 2018 stage IB2 cervical cancer who do not undergo any adjuvant treatment. A multicentric retrospective study that involved 612 patients who were diagnosed with stage IA-IB2 cervical cancer at seven tertiary gynaecological oncology centres between 1993 and 2023 was conducted. A total of 232 patients were classified as FIGO 2018 stage IB2. Patients who had received neoadjuvant chemotherapy, parametrial or surgical border involvement, received adjuvant therapy and synchronous tumours were excluded from the present cohort. Therefore, the present study cohort consisted of 120 patients who had undergone radical hysterectomy and lymphadenectomy. Among the 120 patients, 89 (74.2%) had squamous cell cancer, 18 (15%) had adenocarcinoma, 2 (1.7%) had a mixed type tumour consisting of squamous cell cancer and adenocarcinoma and 11 (9.1%) had other types of tumours (adenosquamous cancer and glassy cell cancer). Deep cervical stromal invasion was found in 68 (56.7%) patients. The duration of patient follow-up varied from 1 to 246 months, with a median of 36 months. Overall, 6 patients (5%) experienced recurrence and 1 patient (0.8%) succumbed to the disease. The 3-year disease-free survival (DFS) rate was 94%, whereas the 3-year overall survival rate was 99%. The presence of deep cervical stromal invasion had a statistically significant impact on DFS (P=0.038). Deep cervical stromal invasion was found to be associated with recurrence in patients with stage IB2 cervical cancer. Hence, the present study demonstrated that the presence of deep cervical stromal invasion may be considered a key parameter in determining whether adjuvant treatment should be applied in patients with stage IB2 cervical cancer.

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adjuvant therapycervical cancercervical stromal invasion

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