Comprehensive analysis of patient outcome after local recurrence of locally advanced cervical cancer treated with concomitant chemoradiation and image-guided adaptive brachytherapy.

CONCLUSION: Salvage surgery is feasible in a very low number of highly selected patients with local relapse following IGABT. Local failure is a major cause of severe local symptoms, confirming that every effort should be done to achieve long-term local control through dose escalation.
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Source: Gynecologic Oncology - March 12, 2020 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Mignot F, Gouy S, Schernberg A, Bockel S, Espenel S, Maulard A, Leary A, Genestie C, Annede P, Kissel M, Fumagalli I, Pautier P, Deutsch E, Haie-Meder C, Morice P, Chargari C Tags: Gynecol Oncol Source Type: research