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Published on: April 17, 2012
Postoperative conventional versus hypofractionated intensity-modulated radiation therapy with concurrent chemotherapy
Won Kyung Cho1, Won Park2, Jong Hoon Lee3
1Department of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Background:
For patients with high-risk factors such as pelvic lymph node metastasis, positive surgical margins, or parametrial involvement, concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) with whole-pelvic radiotherapy significantly improves survival outcomes. Hypofractionated radiation therapy, which delivers higher radiation doses over fewer sessions, enhances tumor control but raises concerns about increased normal tissue toxicity. A recent Korean phase II study (POHIM-CCRT) evaluated the safety of hypofractionated intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), delivering 40 Gy in 16 fractions with weekly cisplatin following radical surgery. The results showed minimal acute toxicity. Based on these findings, the present study was designed to assess the oncologic efficacy of hypofractionated CCRT compared to conventional treatment strategies in high-risk cervical cancer patients after radical surgery.
Methods:
The POHIM-P3 trial is a phase 3, randomized, multicenter study designed for women with cervical cancer requiring adjuvant CCRT after radical hysterectomy. Participants in the experimental arm receive hypofractionated IMRT to whole pelvis, delivering a total dose of 40 Gy in 16 fractions, and the control arm receive conventional radiotherapy with a total dose of 45-50.4 Gy in 25-28 fractions in combination with weekly cisplatin. The primary endpoint of the study is the 3-year disease-free survival and the secondary endpoints included acute and late side-effects, local control rates, and overall survival rates.
Trial Registration:
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT06509724.
