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. 2017 Jun 29;11:750. doi: 10.3332/ecancer.2017.750

Table 8. Studies of IORT in recurrent gynaecological malignancies after gross total resection.

Author/Year Sample size Site Primary/Recurrent IORT type IORT dose (Gy) Prior EBRT % Present EBRT % Median follow-up LC 5yr (%) OS 5yr (%) Toxicity grade 3 or >
Haddock et al. [113, 115] 1996 63 Cervix-40
Endometrium-16
Others-8
Primary-16%
Recurrent-84%
IOERT 8–25 0
70
100
63
NR 61 27 Total-17%
GI-5*
Neuropathy-2*
Mahe et al. [124, 125] 1996 70 Cervix Recurrent-100% IOERT
X ray IORT
10–30 97 42 15 21 (3yr) 8 (3yr) Total-14%Neuropathy-5*
Ureteral obstruction-4*
Del carmen et al. [126] 2000 15 Cervix-5Endometrium-3
Vagina-7
Recurrent-93% IOERT 10–22.5 60 6 NR NR 74 Neuropathy-4*
GU-3*
Lymphedema-2*
Martinez-monge et al.[116] 2001 67 Cervix Primary-46%
Recurrent-54%
IOERT 10–25
10–20

86
97
14
58
19
80.5
49
58 (10yr)
14 (10yr)
Total-14.9%
Neuropathy-1*
Chronic pain-8*
Gemignani et al. [114] 2001 17 Cervix-9
Endometrium-7
Vagina-1
Recurrent-
100%
HDR-IORT 12–15 82 12 20 67 (3yr) 54 (3yr) GI-4*
Neuropathy-3*
Wound-4*
Dowdy et al. [126] 2006 25 Endometrium Recurrent-
100%
IOERT 10–25 56 84 34 84 R0-71
R1-47
R2-0
Neuropathy-8*
GU-5*
Fitula-5*
Tran et al. [118]
2007
36 Cervix-17
Endometrium-11
Others-8
Recurrent-89% X-ray IORT 6–17.5 72 53 50 44 47 Total-27%
Wound-4*
GI-1*
Barney et al [119].2013 86 Cervix-100 Recurrent-85% IOERT 6–25 81 71 32 Primary-70
Recurrent-61%
(3yr)
25
(3yr)
GI-4*
GU-4*
Neuropathy-1*
Calvo et al.[120] 2013 35 Cervix-20 Endometrium-7 Others-8 Recurrent-
100%
IOERT 10–15 71 46 46 58 42 Fistula-5*
Ureter stenosi-2*
Neuropathy-1*
Backes et al.[127] 2014 32 Cervix-21
Others-11
IORT in 66% only
Recurrent-
100%
IOERT/HDR-IORT 10–20 100 0 NR PE+IORT-10Mon
LEER+IORT-9Mon
PE-33Mon
PE+IORT-10Mon
LEER+IORT-10Mon
PE-41Mon
NR
Foley et al.[121] 2014 32 Cervix-21
Endometrium-6
Others-5
Rccurent-81% IOERT 10–22.5 88 20 26 R1-73
R2-71
R1-77
R2-55 p = 0.001
Total-47%
GU-2
Lymphedema-2
Sole et al. [117] 2014 61 Cervix-18
Endometrium-32
Ovarian-9
Vagina-2
Recurrent
Pelvic-57%
Para-aortic-
43%
IOERT 10–15 66 48 42 65 45 Total-20%
Fistula-5*
Neuropathy-1*
Wound-3*
Arians et al.[122] 2016 36 Cervix-18
Endometrium-12
Vulva-6
Recurrent-
100%
IOERT 10–18 76
25
100
11
17
17
14 Cervix-0
Endometrium-40
Vulva-20
p = 0.017
Cervix-6
Endometrium-50
Vulva-17
P = 0.038
Wound complications-5*
Neuropathy-4*
Lymphedema-3*

Sx: surgery, LC: local control, OS: overall survival, NR: not reported,

*

Number of patients

PE: pelvic exenteration, LEER: laterally extended endopelvic resection, Mon: median survival in months.