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Gastrointestinal/genitourinary perforation and fistula formation with or without bevacizumab in patients with previously irradiated recurrent cervical cancer: a Korean multicenter retrospective study of the Gynecologic Oncology Research Investigators Collaboration (GORILLA) group (GORILLA-1001).


ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aims to evaluate the incidence of and identify risk factors for gastrointestinal (GI) and genitourinary (GU) fistula or perforation formation with or without bevacizumab in patients with recurrent cervical cancer who underwent pelvic radiation therapy (RT).

Methods

Medical records of patients with recurrent cervical cancer who previously underwent pelvic RT between 2007 and 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. Clinicopathological factors were compared between groups that are stratified according to: 1) fistula/perforation (+) versus (-); and 2) bevacizumab plus conventional chemotherapy (BC) versus chemotherapy alone (C). Univariate and multivariate regression analyses were performed to identify risk factors for fistula/perforation. Overall survival (OS) was compared between the different groups.

Results

Of 219 participants, fistula/perforation of any grade occurred in 36 patients (16.4%); 27 fistulas and 9 perforations. Bevacizumab was more frequently used in Bevacizumab was more frequently used ( +) group than fistula/perforation (-) group (p = 0.015). Multivariate analysis showed that bevacizumab administration was the only independent risk factor for fistula or perforation (HR, 3.27; 95% CI, 1.18-9.10; P = 0.023). F/P was observed more frequently in women receiving BC (n = 144) than those receiving C (n = 75) (20.8% vs. 8.0%; P = 0.019). During median follow-up of 33.7 months (1.2-185.6 months), no significant OS difference was observed between fistula/perforation ( +) vs. (-) (hazards ratio [HR], 1.78; median 84.2 months [95% CI, 59.3-109.0] vs. 129.5 months [95% CI, 114.1-144.9]; P = 0.065) or BC vs. C (HR, 1.03; median 119.8 months [95% CI, 97.3-142.3] vs. 115.7 months [95% CI, 96.0-135.4]; P = 0.928).

Conclusions

This study suggests that incorporation of bevacizumab in chemotherapy regimens for treating recurrent cervical cancer in patients who underwent pelvic RT incurs considerable risk for GI/GU fistula or perforation. There were no other independent risk factors for developing GI/GU fistula or perforation in this study population.

SUBMITTER: Hwang WY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9161567 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Gastrointestinal/genitourinary perforation and fistula formation with or without bevacizumab in patients with previously irradiated recurrent cervical cancer: a Korean multicenter retrospective study of the Gynecologic Oncology Research Investigators Collaboration (GORILLA) group (GORILLA-1001).

Hwang Woo Yeon WY   Chang Suk-Joon SJ   Kim Hee Seung HS   Kim Nam Kyeong NK   Kim Tae Hun TH   Kim Yeorae Y   Kong Tae Wook TW   Lee Eun Ji EJ   Park Soo Jin SJ   Shim Seung Hyuk SH   Son Joo-Hyuk JH   Suh Dong Hoon DH   Yang Eun Jung EJ  

BMC cancer 20220602 1


<h4>Background</h4>This study aims to evaluate the incidence of and identify risk factors for gastrointestinal (GI) and genitourinary (GU) fistula or perforation formation with or without bevacizumab in patients with recurrent cervical cancer who underwent pelvic radiation therapy (RT).<h4>Methods</h4>Medical records of patients with recurrent cervical cancer who previously underwent pelvic RT between 2007 and 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. Clinicopathological factors were compared between  ...[more]

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