Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40631439›Full record

ReviewInternational journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics2025

Diagnosis and management of gestational trophoblastic disease: 2025 update.

Hextan Y S Ngan, Michael J Seckl, Ross S Berkowitz, Yang Xiang, François Golfier, Paradan K Sekharan, Antonio Braga, Andrea Garrett

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
39citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. FIGO staging for gestational trophoblastic neoplasia: 2026.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2026
    Guideline
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Constructing anTranslational cancer research · 2026
    Article
  6. Review
  7. Association of human chorionic gonadotropin and post-pregnancy persistent enhanced myometrial vascularity.Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2026
    Observational
  8. Article
  9. Cancers · 2026
    Review
  10. Article
  11. Insights into Reproductive Immunology and Placental Pathology, 2nd Edition.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
    Article
  12. Article
  13. Article
  14. Postmenopausal complete hydatidiform mole: A case report.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2026
    Article
  15. Article
  16. Article
  17. Article
  18. Review
  19. Review
  20. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Hextan Y S NganDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3945-159X
Michael J SecklDepartment of Medical Oncology, Charing Cross Trophoblastic Disease Center, Charing Cross Campus of Imperial College London, London, UK.
Ross S BerkowitzDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Yang XiangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
François GolfierFrench Trophoblastic Disease Reference Centre, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lyon University Hospital, Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University, Lyon, France.
Paradan K SekharanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Institute of Maternal and Child Health, Medical College, Calicut, India.
Antonio BragaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rio de Janeiro Federal University, Fluminense Federal University, Vassouras University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Andrea GarrettQueensland Trophoblast Centre, Department of Gynaecologic Oncology, Womens and Newborn Services, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) arises from abnormal placenta and comprises a spectrum of premalignant to malignant disorders. Changes in the epidemiology of GTD have been noted in various countries. In addition to histology, molecular genetic studies can help in the diagnostic pathway. Earlier detection of molar pregnancy by ultrasound has resulted in changes in clinical presentation and decreased morbidity from uterine evacuation. Follow-up with human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is essential for early diagnosis of gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN). The duration of hCG monitoring varies depending on histological type and regression rate. Low-risk GTN (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics [FIGO] Stages I-III: score <7) is treated with single-agent chemotherapy but may require additional agents. Although scores of 5-6 are associated with higher drug resistance, overall survival approaches 100%. High-risk GTN (FIGO Stages II-III: score ≥7 and Stage IV) is treated with multi-agent chemotherapy, with or without adjuvant surgery for excision of resistant foci of disease or radiotherapy for brain metastases, achieving a survival rate of approximately 90%. Gentle induction chemotherapy in ultra-high-risk disease helps reduce early deaths in patients with extensive tumor burden, but late mortality still occurs from recurrent treatment-resistant tumors. Immunotherapy can be considered in recurrence.

Indexed as

Gestational Trophoblastic DiseaseChorionic GonadotropinFemaleHumansNeoplasm StagingPregnancyChorionic Gonadotropinchoriocarcinomaepithelioid trophoblastic tumorFIGO Cancer Reportgestational trophoblastic diseasegestational trophoblastic neoplasiamolesplacental site trophoblastic tumor

Identifiers

PMID40631439
PMCPMC12411817

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.