The Efficacy of Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer

The aim of this trial was to evaluate the efficacy of adjuvant chemotherapy in the locally advanced cervical cancer with residual lesions after concurrent chemoradiation therapy.

Sex

Female

Minimum age

18 Years

Maximum age

75 Years

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Cervical cancer stage IIb to IVa with histopathology of squamous cell carcinoma, adenosquamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma
2. Complete CCRT(Radiation Does: A point 85Gy(+/-10%)，B点50Gy(+/-10%)，concurrent platinum-containing chemotherapy (cisplatin or carboplatin))
3. MRI is performed within 4 weeks after CCRT and shows residual lesions (non-lymph node≥10mm, lymph node shortest diameter≥15mm).
4. ECOG\<2
5. Expected survival is longer than six months
6. Hb≥70g/L、WBC≥3.5×109/ L 、ANC≥1.5×109/L、PLT≥80×109/L
7. ALT and AST≤2×ULN, Serum creatinine≤1.5×ULN
8. The serum or urine pregnancy test must be negative within 7 days before enrollment for the women of childbearing age who should agree that contraception must be used during the trial

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Activity or uncontrol severe infection
2. Liver cirrhosis, Decompensated liver disease
3. History of immune deficiency, including HIV positive or suffering from congenital immunodeficiency disease
4. Patients who cannot tolerate chemotherapy because of chronic renal insufficiency or renal failure
5. Have suffered or combined with other malignant tumor
6. Myocardial infarction, severe arrhythmia and NYHA (New York heart association)≥2 for congestive heart failure
7. A history targeted therapy or pelvic artery embolization
8. Artery-enous thrombosis within 6 months
9. Patients with autoimmune diseases
10. Complications, need to be treatment with drugs which may lead to liver or kidney injury
11. Patients with disease progression after chemoradiation

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