Vaginal dilator use more than 9 months is a main prognostic factor for reducing G2‑late vaginal complications in 3D‑vaginal‑cuff brachytherapy (interventional radiotherapy)?

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PURPOSE: Analyse the impact of different prognostic factors on G2-late vaginal complications after vaginal brachytherapy (VBT) ± external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) in postoperative endometrial cancer (PEC).

METHODS: One hundred and twenty-six PEC patients treated with VBT ± EBRT were retrospectively analysed considering age, body mass index, applicator diameter, clinical target volume (CTV), use of dilators, chemotherapy and EQD2(α/β=3) at the most exposed 2 cm3 of the CTV as prognostic factors for vaginal complications. Late vaginal complications were evaluated using objective LENT-SOMA criteria.

STATISTICS: descriptive analysis, Chi-square, Fisher and Student tests were applied. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed with the Baptista-Pike exact method and multiple logistic regression.

RESULTS: Mean age was 65 years (SD ± 10), and median follow-up was 66 months (8-104). 19/126 patients (15%) showed G2-late vaginal complications, and 107/126 (85%) G0-G1. Univariate analysis showed: CTV ≤ 9 cm3 (p = 0.036), use of dilators < 9 months (p = 0.015), and total ≥ 68 Gy EQD2 received by 2 cm3 of CTV (p = 0.039) were associated with G2-late vaginal toxicity. Multivariate analysis showed the use of dilators < 9 months as an independent prognostic factor for G2-late vaginal toxicity (p = 0.043, OR 8.59, CI 1.59-159.9).

CONCLUSION: The use of dilators < 9 months in VBT ± EBRT for PEC was an independent prognostic factor for G2-late vaginal toxicity. The use of vaginal dilators ≥ 9 months requires further analysis in studies evaluating late vaginal toxicity.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

Enthalten in:

Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico - 25(2023), 6 vom: 08. Juni, Seite 1748-1755

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhang, Yaowen [VerfasserIn]
Noorian, Faegheh [VerfasserIn]
Abellana, Rosa [VerfasserIn]
Rochera, José [VerfasserIn]
Herreros, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Antelo, Gabriela [VerfasserIn]
Lancellotta, Valentina [VerfasserIn]
Tagliaferri, Luca [VerfasserIn]
Han, Qian [VerfasserIn]
Torne, Aureli [VerfasserIn]
Rovirosa, Angeles [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Endometrial cancer
Journal Article
Late toxicity
Postoperative vaginal brachytherapy
Vaginal dilators

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 24.05.2023

Date Revised 25.05.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s12094-023-03099-4

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM352628596