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Item Prognostic values of ADC(mean) and SUVmax of the primary tumour in cervical cancer patients treated with definitive chemoradiotherapy(2019) Yildirim, Berna Akkus; Onal, Cem; Erbay, Gurcan; Guler, Ozan Cem; Karadeli, Elif; Reyhan, Mehmet; Koc, Zafer; 0000-0002-2742-9021; 0000-0003-0987-1980; 30354907; D-5195-2014; S-8384-2016We analysed the correlation of F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose uptake into primary tumours using the maximum standardised uptake value (SUVmax) and the mean apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC(mean)) values in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with the clinical and pathological factors in patients with cervical cancer who were treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy. The patients were stratified according to the primary tumour pre-treatment ADC(mean) and SUVmax cut-off values. There were significant correlations between the SUVmax of the primary tumour and tumour size, and the treatment response. The correlation between the ADC(mean) and FIGO stage, tumour size, and the lymph node metastasis was significant. The SUVmax was significantly and inversely correlated with the ADC(mean) for cervical cancer (r = -0.44, p <.001). In the multivariate analysis, the primary tumour ADC(mean), treatment response and the lymph node metastasis emerged as significant independent predictors of both OS and DFS, and of the primary tumour SUVmax for DFS. Tumour size has a borderline significance for OS. High SUVmax and low ADC(mean) of the primary tumour are important predictive factors for identifying high-risk patients with cervical cancer who are treated with definitive chemoradiotherapy. These results point to a future role for the diffusion-weighted MRI and for F-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography, not only in the staging of cervical cancer but as an aid in the selection of an adjuvant treatment regimen after chemoradiotherapy for individual patients.Item The prognostic value of haematologic parameter changes during treatment in cervical cancer patients treated with definitive chemoradiotherapy(2019) Yildirim, Berna A.; Guler, Ozan Cem; Kose, Fatih; Onal, Cem; 0000-0001-6908-3412; 0000-0002-0156-5973; 31023114; AAC-5654-2020We retrospectively analysed the prognostic significance of changes in absolute neutrophil count (ANC), absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) and neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) during treatment with definitive chemoradiotherapy (CRT) in 104 cervical cancer patients. The absolute white blood cell, ANC and ALC decrease during treatment, NLR increased throughout treatment and reached to a plateau at fifth week. The ANC and NLR after 3rd week of definitive CRT were significantly higher and ALC after 3rd week of treatment was significantly lower in patients with progressive disease compared patients with no evidence of disease. Patients in low-haematological risk (LHR) group had significantly higher number of patients with smaller tumour size, early stage disease and without lymph node metastasis. In multivariate analysis, high-haematological risk (HHR) group and lymph node metastasis were negative prognosticators of overall and disease-free survival (DFS). The presence of lymph node metastasis and HHR could serve as a predicative factor of poor prognosis for cervical cancer patients.IMPACT STATEMENTWhat is already known on this subject? The ANC and NLR after 3rd week of definitive CRT were significantly higher and ALC after 3rd week of treatment was significantly lower in patients with progressive disease compared patients with no evidence of disease. Patients in LHR group had significantly higher number of patients with smaller tumour size, early stage disease and without lymph node metastasis. Lymph node metastasis and HHR and were negative prognosticators of overall and disease-free survival (DFS). The presence of lymph node metastasis and HHR could serve as a predicative factor of poor prognosis for cervical cancer patients.What the results of this study add? Weekly changes in ANC, ALC, and NLR, especially after 3rd week of treatment are predictive factors of disease progression, not the high-risk features of disease. Furthermore, in HHR group more patients with extensive stage disease, larger tumour and lymph node metastasis were observed compared to LHR group.What the implications are of these findings for clinical practice and/or further research? The patients may be stratified according to risk factors. The treatment intensification maybe required for HHR patients compared to LHR patients. Since our findings are preliminary, further studies are required to support these findings.Item Para-aortic lymph node involvement revisited in the light of the revised 2018 FIGO staging system for cervical cancer(2019) Ayhan, Ali; Aslan, Koray; Oz, Murat; Tohma, Yusuf Aytac; Kuscu, Esra; Meydanli, Mehmet Mutlu; 0000-0001-9418-4733; 31263988Objective This dual-institutional, retrospective study aimed to determine the clinicopathological risk factors for para-aortic lymph node (LN) metastasis among women who underwent radical hysterectomy with systematic pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy for 2009 FIGO stage IB1-IIA2 cervical cancer. Methods Institutional cervical cancer databases of two high-volume gynecologic cancer centers in Ankara, Turkey were retrospectively analyzed. Women with 2009 FIGO stage IB1-IIA2 cervical cancer that had undergone radical hysterectomy with pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy between January 2006 and December 2018 were included in the study. Patient data were analyzed with respect to para-aortic LN involvement and all potential clinicopathological risk factors for para-aortic LN metastasis were investigated. Results A total of 522 women met the inclusion criteria. Pelvic LN metastasis was detected in 190 patients (36.4%), para-aortic LN metastasis in 48 patients (9.2%), isolated para-aortic LN metastasis in 4 (0.8%), and both pelvic and para-aortic LN metastasis in 44 (8.4%) women, respectively. The independent risk factors identified for para-aortic LN involvement included parametrial invasion (odds ratio [OR]: 3.57, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.65-7.72; p = 0.001), metastasized pelvic LN size > 1 cm (OR: 4.51, 95% CI: 1.75-11.64; p = 0.002), multiple pelvic LN metastases (OR: 3.83, 95% CI: 1.46-10.01; p = 0.006), and common iliac LN metastasis (OR: 2.97, 95% CI: 1.01-8.68; p = 0.04). A total of 196 (37.5%) patients exhibited at least one risk factor for para-aortic nodal disease. Conclusion Parametrial invasion, metastasized pelvic LN size > 1 cm, multiple pelvic LN metastases, and common iliac LN metastasis seem to be independent predictors of para-aortic LN involvement.Item Is the revised 2018 FIGO staging system for cervical cancer more prognostic than the 2009 FIGO staging system for women previously staged as IB disease?(2019) Ayhan, Ali; Aslan, Koray; Bulut, Ayca Nazli; Akilli, Huseyin; Oz, Murat; Haberal, Ali; Meydanli, Mehmet Mutlu; 0000-0002-7495-5470; 31325847Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the prognostic value of the revised FIGO staging system with that of the 2009 FIGO staging system for women previously staged as IB disease. Methods: Institutional cervical cancer databases of two high-volume gynecologic cancer centers in Ankara, Turkey, were retrospectively analyzed. Only women with 2009 FIGO stage IB1 or 1B2 disease who underwent primary surgery were included. Survival curves were generated using Kaplan-Meier plots, and the log-rank test was used for survival comparisons. The Cox proportional hazards regression model was used to obtain hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence interval (CI). Results: Data from 425 women were analyzed. The 2009 FIGO stage IB2 (n = 131) disease was associated with a nearly three-fold increased risk of mortality when compared to the 2009 FIGO stage IB1 (n = 294) disease (HR: 2.72, 95% CI: 1.69-4.37; p < 0.001). Stage migration was observed in 372 (87.5%) patients, according to the revised FIGO staging system, leading to no significant difference in five-year overall survival rates between stage IB1 (n=53) and IB2 (n=127) disease (95.2% vs. 89.3%, respectively; p = 0.23),or between stage IB2 (n=127) and IB3 (n=95) disease (89.3% vs. 84.2%, respectively; p = 0.12). Similarly, there was no significant difference in five-year overall survival rates between stage IIIC1 (n=114) and IIIC2 (n=36) disease (79.0% vs. 67.2%, respectively; p = 0.34). Conclusion: When compared to the 2009 FIGO staging system, the revised staging system has more substages, which leads to fewer patients in each sub-stage, resulting in diminished statistical power. (C) 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.