Treatment of bulky lymph nodes in locally advanced cervical cancer: boosting versus debulking.
Ester Paulien OlthofHans H B WenzelJacobus van der VeldenAnje M SpijkerboerRuud BekkersJogchum J BeltmanHans W NijmanBrigitte SlangenRamon SmoldersNienke van TrommelPetra L M ZusterzeelRonald ZweemerLukas J A StalpersMaaike van der AaConstantijne MomPublished in: International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society (2022)
This study showed no survival benefit from either nodal boosting or debulking strategy in patients with suspicious bulky nodes. Nodal boosting might, however, be associated with less toxicity. Dual treatment with debulking and boosting showed a worse survival outcome because this group probably represents patients with poor prognostic factors.