Efficacy and safety of adjuvant chemotherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer : A systematic review and meta-analysis

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BACKGROUND: Locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC) is generally treated using concurrent chemo-radiotherapy (CCRT); yet, the effectiveness of adjuvant chemotherapy (ACT) following CCRT remains controversial.

METHODS: The databases Embase, Web of Science, and PubMed were analyzed for relevant research. Primary endpoints included overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS).

RESULTS: Fifteen trials with 4041 patients were included. Pooled HRs for PFS and OS were 0.81 (95 % CI: 0.67-0.96) and 0.69 (95 % CI: 0.51-0.93), respectively. However, subgroup analyses indicated that in randomized trials and trials with larger sample sizes (n > 100) as well as ACT cycles ≤ 3, ACT was not linked with improved PFS and OS. Moreover, ACT induced a greater rate of hematologic toxicities (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSION: Higher quality of evidence suggests that ACT could not yield additional survival benefits for LACC; however, identifying high-risk patients who may benefit from ACT is required to design further clinical trials and better inform treatment decisions.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:184

Enthalten in:

Critical reviews in oncology/hematology - 184(2023) vom: 09. Apr., Seite 103953

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ma, Xiao [VerfasserIn]
Fang, Jin [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Lu [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Yao [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Hui [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Xiaohua [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Shuixing [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Bin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adjuvant chemotherapy
Concurrent chemo-radiotherapy
Journal Article
Locally advanced cervical cancer
Meta-Analysis
Meta-analysis
Review
Survival
Systematic Review

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Date Completed 03.04.2023

Date Revised 03.04.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.critrevonc.2023.103953

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NLM353953369