Prognostic Factors of Mortality in Patients with Cervical Cancer Treated with Radiotherapy and Concomitant Chemotherapy

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Introduction: Cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of mortality in women. The determination of prognostic factors for mortality is a topic that lacks debate in the scientific literature.

Objective: To determine the prognostic factors of mortality in patients with cervical cancer treated with radiotherapy and concomitant chemotherapy.

Methods: A retrospective observational cohort study was carried out with patients diagnosed with infiltrating cervical cancer from January 2010 to December 2015. These subjects were treated at Celestino Hernández Robau University Hospital. The exposed cohort consisted of patients who died three years after diagnosis (n = 60) and the non-exposed cohort consisted of patients alive at that time (n = 60).

Results: Through the multivariate Cox regression analysis, it was determined that tumor size ≥4 cm (p = 0.000; HR: 9.544; CI: 4.654 - 12.254), parametrial involvement (p = 0.002; HR: 5.012; CI: 2.100 - 9.213), lymph node involvement (p = 0.008; HR: 2.066; CI: 1.210 - 3.527) and nadir hemoglobin values <11 g/dl (p = 0.024; HR: 2.005; CI: 1.095 - 3.675) as factors mortality forecasts.

Conclusions: The early identification of prognostic factors for mortality favors the adequate stratification of patients with greater probability of dying in the three years after diagnosis, which can contribute to achieving greater survival and reducing complications related to treatment.

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2023-12-11

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Rodríguez-Rodríguez LL, González-Velazquez VE, Pedraza-Rodríguez EM, Santana-Rodríguez SM, Palmas-Mora S, Villazón-Curbelo JC, et al. Prognostic Factors of Mortality in Patients with Cervical Cancer Treated with Radiotherapy and Concomitant Chemotherapy. Rev Cub Oncol [Internet]. 2023 Dec. 11 [cited 2025 Jul. 20];20(2). Available from: https://revoncologia.sld.cu/index.php/onc/article/view/210

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