Vaginal high dose rate brachytherapy alone in patients with intermediate- to high-risk stage I endometrial carcinoma after radical surgery
dc.contributor.author | Atahan, I. L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ozyar, E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Yildiz, F. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ozyigit, G. | |
dc.contributor.author | Genc, M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ulger, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Usubutun, A. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-03-26T17:28:26Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-03-26T17:28:26Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2008 | |
dc.department | Selçuk Üniversitesi | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | The objective of this study was to analyze the efficacy and morbidity of vaginal cuff brachytherapy alone in intermediate- to high-risk stage I endometrial cancer patients after complete surgical staging. Between October 1994 and November 2005, 128 patients with intermediate- to high-risk stage I endometrial adenocarcinoma were treated with high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy alone after complete surgical staging. The intermediate- to high-risk group was defined as any stage I with grade 3 histology or stage IB grade 2 or any stage IC disease. The comprehensive surgery was in the form of total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy in addition to infracolic omentectomy, and routine pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy. The median number of the lymph nodes dissected was 33. The median age at the time of diagnosis was 60 years. Forty patients were staged as IB (grade 2: 25 and grade 3: 15), and 88 patients were staged as IC (grade 1: 31, grade 2: 41, and grade 3: 16). A total dose of 27.5 Gy with HDR brachytherapy, prescribed at 0.5 cm, was delivered in five fractions in 5 consecutive days. Median follow-up was 48 months. Six (4.7%) patients developed either local recurrence (n = 2) or distant metastases (n = 4). Five-year overall survival and disease-free survival (DFS) rates are 96% and 93%, respectively. Only age was found to be significant prognostic factor for DFS. Patients younger than 60 years have significantly higher DFS (P = 0.006). None of the patients experienced grade 3/4 complications due to the vaginal HDR brachytherapy. Vaginal cuff brachytherapy alone is an adequate treatment modality in stage I endometrial adenocarcinoma patients with intermediate- to high-risk features after complete surgical staging with low complication rates. | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2008.01198.x | en_US |
dc.identifier.endpage | 1299 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1048-891X | en_US |
dc.identifier.issue | 6 | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | 18284452 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusquality | Q1 | en_US |
dc.identifier.startpage | 1294 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1438.2008.01198.x | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/22780 | |
dc.identifier.volume | 18 | en_US |
dc.identifier.wos | WOS:000260823500018 | en_US |
dc.identifier.wosquality | Q2 | en_US |
dc.indekslendigikaynak | Web of Science | en_US |
dc.indekslendigikaynak | Scopus | en_US |
dc.indekslendigikaynak | PubMed | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER | en_US |
dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | en_US |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess | en_US |
dc.selcuk | 20240510_oaig | en_US |
dc.subject | endometrial cancer | en_US |
dc.subject | radiotherapy | en_US |
dc.subject | stage I | en_US |
dc.title | Vaginal high dose rate brachytherapy alone in patients with intermediate- to high-risk stage I endometrial carcinoma after radical surgery | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |