FIGO 2018 Staging for Cervical Cancer: Influence on Stage Distribution and Outcomes in the 3D-Image-Guided Brachytherapy Era.

ABSTRACT: Recent widespread use of three-dimensional image-guided brachytherapy (3D-IGBT) has improved radiotherapy outcomes of cervical cancer dramatically. In 2018, the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) staging system for cervical cancer was revised. However, the influence of the revisions on the stage distribution and outcomes of cervical cancers treated with 3D-IGBT remains unclear. Here, we retrospectively analyzed 221 patients with cervical squamous cell carcinoma treated with definitive radiotherapy using 3D-IGBT (median follow-up, 60 months). The stage distribution and outcomes were compared between the 2009 and 2018 schemas. Stage migration occurred in 52.9% of the patients. Patients classified with the 2018 criteria as stage IIICr had the highest proportion (43.8

SUBMITTER: Tomizawa K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7408064 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature