MRI outcome evaluation in patients with IB2 and IIA2 squamous cervical cancer stages: preliminary results
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Authors
Song, Qingling
Pang, Huiting
Tong, Rui
Zhu, Yanmei
Luo, Yahong
Yu, Tao
Liu, Fan
Dong, Yue
Issue Date
2022-09-16
Type
Article
Language
en_US
Keywords
MRI , Squamous Cervical Cancer , Disease-Free Survival , Neoadjuvant Therapy , Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy
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Abstract
Objectives:
To evaluate the therapeutic effect of neoadjuvant therapy (NAT) followed by radical hysterectomy and concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) in stage IB2 and IIA2 squamous cervical cancer (SCC) and investigate the value of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) in outcome evaluation of different treatment strategies in the patients.
Methods:
A total of 149 patients with IB2 and IIA2 SCC who underwent pretreatment MRI and DWI scan were included. Patients were treated with NAT + RH or CCRT. Clinical indices and pathological factors were recorded. The imaging indices were measured including tumor size and tumor ADC values. Intraclass correlation coefficient was employed to evaluate the consistency of the indices measured by two observers. ROC curves were used to evaluate the cutoff values of clinical and imaging indices. Kaplan–Meier and Cox proportional hazard model were used to analyze the independent factors of disease-free survival (DFS).
Results:
The median follow-up period was 42.3 months. SCC-Ag, ADCmax and ADCmin were independent factors for DFS in the entire cohort. SCC-Ag, ADCmin and vascular invasion were independent factors for DFS in NAT + RH group. ADCmax and ADCmin were independent factors for DFS in CCRT group. ADCmin was the strongest independent factor for DFS in NAT + RH group, while ADCmax was that in CCRT group.
Conclusion:
The NAT + RH patients had similar DFS to that of CCRT in IB2 and IIA2 SCC, which could be a potential feasible alternative treatment. ADCmin and ADCmax were more valuable in evaluating the outcome of patients who underwent NAT + RH or CCRT, respectively.
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Citation
Song, Q., Pang, H., Tong, R., Zhu, Y., Luo, Y., Yu, T., Liu, F., & Dong, Y. (2022). MRI outcome evaluation in patients with IB2 and IIA2 squamous cervical cancer stages: preliminary results. Insights into imaging, 13(1), 148. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13244-022-01269-6
Publisher
Insights into Imaging