Abstract:
Objective To determine the efficacy and safety of programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) inhibitor combined with concurrent chemoradiotherapy in locally advanced cervical cancer patients with lymph node metastases.
Methods A total of 59 stage ⅡB-ⅣA cervical cancer patients with pelvic and/or para-aortic lymph node metastases admitted in Hunan Cancer Hospital from April 2020 to March 2022 were enrolled and assigned into control (30 cases) and treatment (29 cases) groups. Patients in the control group received conformal intensity-modulated radiotherapy plus 3D brachytherapy±cisplatin (30-40 mg/m2, weekly). Patients in the treatment group received chemoradiotherapy plus PD-1 inhibitor camrelizumab or sintilimab, followed by PD-1 inhibitor as maintenance. Objective response rate (ORR), disease control rate (DCR), progression-free survival (PFS), and adverse effect occurrence in both groups were observed.
Results The ORR (96.6% vs. 70%) and DCR (96.6% vs.73.3%) in the treatment group were significantly higher than those in the control group, the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). The rate of progressive disease (PD) in the treatment group was significantly lower than that in the control group (3.4% vs. 26.7%), the difference was statistically significant (P=0.014). The one-year PFS rate of the treatment group was significantly higher than that of the control group (85.3% vs. 58.0%), the difference was statistically significant (P=0.009).
Conclusions PD-1 inhibitor combined with concurrent chemoradiotherapy improves the outcome of locally advanced cervical cancer patients with lymph node metastases.