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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Oncol.
Sec. Gynecological Oncology
Volume 14 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1450382
This article is part of the Research Topic Management of Rare Oncological Cases View all 37 articles

Radiotherapy Can Improve Overall Survival in patients with Lymph-node Positive, High-Grade Neuroendocrine Cervical Cancer: Construction of Two Prognostic Nomograms to Predict Treatment outcome

Provisionally accepted
Siying Zhang Siying Zhang 1Qinke Li Qinke Li 1Xiping Ouyang Xiping Ouyang 2Ya Tang Ya Tang 1Ji Cui Ji Cui 1Zhu Yang Zhu Yang 1*
  • 1 Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
  • 2 First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, China

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    Background: To explore the beneficial subgroups after radiotherapy in high-grade neuroendocrine cervical cancer (HGNECC) and construct two survival prognosis models to quantify the efficacy of radiotherapy assessment. Methods: In this retrospective study, we included 592 eligible samples from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database and 56 patients with lymph-node positive HGNECC from Chongqing Medical University. Cox regression analysis was used to identify independent survival prognosis risk factors for HGNECC patients. Propensity score matching (PSM) was employed as it balances the baseline differences among grouping methods. Kaplan–Meier (K-M) curves were used to analyze survival differences among different groups. Two survival prediction nomograms were constructed separately (using the "rms" package in R software) based on whether radiotherapy was administered. The stability and accuracy of these models were assessed using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and calibration curves in both the training and validation datasets. P<0.05 was considered to indicate statistically significant differences. Results: Age, Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO)-stage, and treatment methods (surgery vs. chemotherapy) were independent risk factors that affected survival prognosis (P<0.05). Radiotherapy showed adverse effects on survival in patients with early tumor staging, lymph-node negative status, and absence of distant metastasis (all P<0.05). The lymph-node positive group had a beneficial response to radiotherapy (P<0.05), and patients with metastasis in the radiotherapy group showed a survival protection trend (P=0.069). Conclusion: In HGNECC, patients with lymph-node positive status can benefit from radiotherapy in terms of survival outcomes. We constructed two survival prediction models based on whether radiotherapy was administered, thereby offering a more scientifically guided approach to clinical treatment planning by quantifying the radiotherapy efficacy.

    Keywords: High-grade neuroendocrine cervical cancer1, survival prognosis2, SEER database3, radiotherapy4, Nomogram5

    Received: 17 Jun 2024; Accepted: 26 Aug 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Zhang, Li, Ouyang, Tang, Cui and Yang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Zhu Yang, Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

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