International guidelines do not take a clear position regarding the management of patients with “intermediate-risk” cervical cancer, and they remain noncommittal on the necessity of adjuvant therapy following radical hysterectomy. To determine if adjuvant therapy after surgery adds benefit in “intermediate-risk” cervical cancer patients in terms of recurrence rate and mortality rate, we performed a systematic review with meta-analysis on Google Scholar, PubMed, and Scopus. The inclusion criteria were studies with >100 patients with intermediate-risk cervical cancer according to the Sedlis criteria, RCTs, or propensity score-matched cohort studies reporting oncological outcomes and treatment-related toxicity, comparing a surgery-only cohort with an adjuvant therapy cohort. We found 11 studies that met our inclusion criteria, comprising a total of 4011 patients. The mean follow-up was 80.7 months. No statistically significant differences were found for both outcomes, respectively, recurrence rate OR 0.92 (95% CI 0.70–1.20, I238%) and mortality rate OR 1.05 (95% CI 0.77–1.46, I241%). However, a statistically significant difference was found in the site of recurrence–pelvic OR 0.48 (95% CI 0.23–0.98,p< 0.001, I242%) or distant OR 2.10 (95% CI 1.02–4.33,p< 0.001 I242%). Treatment-related risk of Grade 3 or 4 toxicity was statistically significant. Our meta-analysis shows that oncological outcomes in this class of patients are similar between the two groups. However, while awaiting the results of new RCTs, it is crucial to define a personalized diagnostic and therapeutic strategy for each patient.
国际指南对于“中危”宫颈癌患者的治疗未明确表态,对根治性子宫切除术后辅助治疗的必要性仍持保留态度。为评估术后辅助治疗能否降低中危宫颈癌患者的复发率和死亡率,我们在Google Scholar、PubMed和Scopus数据库中对相关文献进行了系统综述与荟萃分析。纳入标准为:符合Sedlis标准的中危宫颈癌患者数>100例的研究、随机对照试验或倾向评分匹配队列研究,需报告肿瘤学结局及治疗相关毒性,并设置单纯手术组与辅助治疗组的比较。最终纳入11项符合标准的研究,共4011例患者,平均随访时间80.7个月。两组在复发率(OR 0.92,95% CI 0.70–1.20,I²=38%)和死亡率(OR 1.05,95% CI 0.77–1.46,I²=41%)方面均未发现统计学显著差异。但复发部位存在显著差异:盆腔复发(OR 0.48,95% CI 0.23–0.98,p<0.001,I²=42%)与远处转移(OR 2.10,95% CI 1.02–4.33,p<0.001,I²=42%)。治疗相关的3-4级毒性风险具有统计学显著性。本荟萃分析表明,该类患者的肿瘤学结局在两组间无显著差异。然而,在等待新随机对照试验结果的同时,为每位患者制定个体化诊疗策略至关重要。