How do you counsel patients about prognosis with FIGO 2018 IIIC cervix cancer managed in the new era of chemoradiation plus immunotherapy?
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Are new advances (ie. chemorads + IO) influencing your approach to prognosis discussions in patients with FIGO 2018 IIIC cervical cancer?
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Radiation Oncology · Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network
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The prognosis is still a function of nodal location, number of nodes, local T stage, histology, and response to the EBRT portion of treatment. The local control is closer to 90% with a predominant pattern of failure being distant (around 20-25%). Also based on A-18, 3 years PFS is around 70% and OS ...
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