Tumor growth patterns on magnetic resonance imaging and treatment outcomes in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer treated with definitive radiotherapy

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Background: To evaluate the prognostic value of tumor growth patterns on magnetic resonance (MR) images in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC) treated with definitive radiotherapy or concurrent chemoradiotherapy (RT/CCRT). Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 102 patients with LACC who received definitive RT/CCRT and who underwent MR imaging before RT/CCRT. Growth patterns on pretreatment T2-weighted MR images were classified into expansive or infiltrative type according to tumor morphologic patterns in the myometrium and/or parametrial space. Results: The median age was 60 years (range 26–90 years). The median follow-up time was 47.7 months (range 5.7–123 months). The numbers of patients with stages IB, II, III, and IVA were 17, 39, 43, and 3, respectively. The 3-year overall survival (OS) rates for stages IB, II, III, and IV were 87%, 76%, 74%, and 67%, respectively. Regarding growth patterns on MR images, 31 were of expansive type and 71 were of infiltrative type. The infiltrative type was significantly associated with lower OS and locoregional recurrence-free survival (LRRFS) than the expansive type (3-year OS, 70% vs. 93%, p = 0.003; 3-year LRRFS, 64% vs. 94%, p = 0.001). On multivariate analysis, infiltrative tumor growth patterns were a significant independent factor for low OS (hazard ratio [HR], 3.81; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.26–16.7; p = 0.015) and low LRRFS (HR, 4.27; 95% CI 1.43–18.5; p = 0.007). Conclusion: Tumor growth patterns on MR images could be an indicator of survival and locoregional control in patients with LACC treated with definitive RT/CCRT.

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Tsuruoka, S., Kataoka, M., Hamamoto, Y., Tokumasu, A., Uwatsu, K., Kanzaki, H., … Mochizuki, T. (2019). Tumor growth patterns on magnetic resonance imaging and treatment outcomes in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer treated with definitive radiotherapy. International Journal of Clinical Oncology, 24(9), 1119–1128. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10147-019-01457-3

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