Abstract
ObjectiveRegional control is occasionally unsatisfactory in cervical cancer, with the optimal radiation dose for nodal metastases in definitive radiotherapy (RT) with concurrent chemotherapy (CRT) remaining controversial. We investigated dose-response relationship for nodal local control in cervical cancer.MethodsWe identified 115 patients with 417 metastatic nodes who received definitive CRT for cervical cancer with nodal metastases. External beam radiation therapy and brachytherapy plans were summated to determine total dose received by each node. Prognostic factors of nodal control and dose-response relationship were investigated using Cox-regression and restricted cubic spline function.ResultsThe 2-year progression-free survival rate was 69.4%. Among 43 patients with failures, 17 patients (37.5%) had regional failure included in first failure sites of which all except one were in-field only regional failures. Total 30 nodes showed recurrence at initial metastatic site after treatment. Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) ≥3.1, total radiation dose (minimum dose received by 98% of the target volume in equivalent dose in 2 Gy per fractions), and initial nodal volume ≥5.29 mL were poor prognostic factors (all p<0.050) of nodal local control. Restricted cubic spline functions revealed strongest dose-response relationship in high NLR (NLR ≥3.1) and initial nodal volume ≥5.29 mL subgroup.ConclusionInitial nodal volume, radiation dose, and NLR were significant factors of nodal local control in cervical cancer; a stronger dose-response relationship was seen in bulky nodes with high NLR. Clinicians may consider these factors when determining the RT dose and the need for boost to nodal metastases in cervical cancer.
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