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Table 3 Outcome of treatment with or without pelvic nodal boost in lymph node (LN) positive patients

From: Does external beam radiation boost to pelvic lymph nodes improve outcomes in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer?

 

Pelvic LN positive

 

All (n = 67)

Boost to pelvic lymph nodes (n = 36)

No boost to pelvic lymph nodes (n = 31)

Recurrence

27 (40.3%)

16 (44.5%)

11 (35.4%)

 Local only

3 (4.5%)

2 (5.6%)

1 (3.2%)

 Distant only

12 (17.9%)

8 (22.2%)

5 (16.1%)

 Local and distant

12 (17.9%)

6 (16.7%)

5 (16.1%)

No recurrence

40 (59.7%)

20 (55.5%)

20 (64.6%)

 

Pelvic LN and para-aortic LN positive

 

All (n = 9)

Boost to pelvic lymph nodes (n = 7)

No boost to pelvic lymph nodes (n = 2)

Recurrence

6 (66.7%)

4 (57.1%)

2 (100%)

 Local only

0

0

0

 Distant only

2 (22.2%)

1 (14.2%)

1 (50%)

 Local and distant

4 (44.4%)

3 (42.9%)

1 (50%)

No recurrence

3 (33.3%)

3 (42.9%)

0