Table 1.
Characteristic | n (%) |
---|---|
Age, y | |
≤40 | 14 (40) |
>40 to ≤50 | 6 (17) |
>50 to ≤60 | 11 (31) |
>60 | 4 (11) |
Race/ethnicity | |
White, non-Hispanic/Latina | 15 (43) |
Hispanic/Latina | 16 (46) |
Other | 4 (11) |
Karnofsky performance status score | |
100 | 22 (63) |
90 | 5 (14) |
80 | 6 (17) |
70 | 2 (6) |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | |
≥20 to <25 | 8 (23) |
≥25 to <30 | 11 (31) |
≥30 to <35 | 10 (29) |
≥35 | 6 (17) |
Smoking status | |
Current | 9 (26) |
Former | 8 (23) |
Never | 18 (51) |
FIGO stage (2009) | |
IB | 12 (34) |
IIA | 2 (6) |
IIB | 8 (23) |
IIIA | 1 (3) |
IIIB | 11 (31) |
IVA | 1 (3) |
Tumor histology | |
Squamous cell carcinoma | 24 (69) |
Adenocarcinoma | 10 (29) |
Adenosquamous carcinoma | 1 (3) |
Tumor grade | |
Moderately differentiated | 12 (34) |
Poorly differentiated | 17 (49) |
Unknown | 6 (17) |
Pretreatment imaging | |
PET/CT | 33 (94) |
MRI | 16 (46) |
Surgery | |
None (intact cervix) | 32 (91) |
Posthysterectomy, residual disease | 1 (3) |
Posthysterectomy, recurrent disease | 2 (6) |
No. of cisplatin cycles | |
≤3 | 3 (9) |
4 | 9 (26) |
5 | 22 (63) |
6 | 1 (3) |
No. of gemcitabine cycles | |
≤3 | 4 (11) |
4 | 8 (23) |
5 | 22 (63) |
6 | 1 (3) |
Radiation approach | |
Teletherapy | |
Extended (paraortic) field | 3 (9) |
Inguinal field | 3 (9) |
Simultaneous integrated boost | 21 (60) |
Parametrial boost | 8 (23) |
Stereotactic boost | 3 (9) |
Brachytherapy | |
Intracavitary tandem + ovoids/ring | 32 (91) |
Intracavitary cylinder | 2 (6) |
Interstitial implant | 4 (11) |
Treatment duration, d | |
≤60 | 30 (86) |
>60 to ≤70 | 3 (9)* |
>70 | 2 (6)* |
Abbreviations: FIGO = International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics; MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; PET/CT = positron emission tomography/computed tomography.
Of 5 treatment durations >60 d, 4 were due to hospitalization and 1 (63 d) was due to a delay in boost scheduling.