Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in stage IB2 squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix

Gynecologic Oncology
E SerurJ C Remy

Abstract

To determine the effects of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) in the management of cervical carcinoma Stage IB2 (tumor diameter > 4 cm), we reviewed 52 surgically treated patients diagnosed between January 1987 and December 1993. There were 20 patients treated with preoperative neoadjuvant chemotherapy and 32 treated by primary radical hysterectomy. Mean tumor diameter was significantly larger in the neoadjuvant, compared with the primary surgery group (6.5 +/- 1.8 vs 5.4 +/- 0.7, P = 0.003). In the NAC group, 5 of 20 patients were treated with three courses of cisplatin, methotrexate, and bleomycin every 21 days, whereas 15 of 20 patients received three courses of cisplatin, vincristine, and bleomycin every 10 days. Postoperative adjuvant therapy consisting of either radiation or chemotherapy was employed in 13/20 patients (65%) in the NAC group and 20/32 patients (63%) in the primary surgical group. At a median follow-up of 52.5 months, 4/20 patients (20%) in the NAC group recurred vs 11/32 (34%) in the primary surgery group. The overall response rate to NAC was 90%, with 2/20 complete clinical responders and 16/20 partial responders. High-risk pathologic factors were less commonly observed in the NAC group when compared with th...Continue Reading

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