Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Followed by Concurrent Chemoradiation Versus Adjuvant Chemotherapy Following Concurrent Chemoradiation for Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer: A Network Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by concurrent chemoradiation therapy (NACT + CCRT) and adjuvant chemotherapy following CCRT (CCRT + ACT) have inconsistent effects on the survival of women with locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC) compared to CCRT. Moreover, the effects of NACT + CCRT and CCRT + ACT have not been clearly compared. This study compared the effects of NACT + CCRT and CCRT + ACT on survival using a network meta-analysis to select the optimal treatment in women with LACC.

Methods

The PubMed, Medline, and Embase databases were searched, and six randomized controlled trials assessing the progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in women with newly diagnosed LACC treated with NACT + CCRT, CCRT + ACT, or CCRT alone (controls

SUBMITTER: Suh YJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11764324 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature