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  • Efficacy and Safety of Hyperthermia as Adjunctive Treatment for Cervical Cancer: A Systematic Review

    ObjectiveTo systematically review the efficacy and safety of hyperthermia in combination with radiation, chemotherapy or both for middle/advanced cervical cancer patients (LACC). MethodsThe databases such as PubMed, The Cochrane Library (Issue 6, 2013), CNKI, WanFang Data and VIP were searched from inception to July 1st, 2013 for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that investigated hyperthermia in combination with radiation, chemotherapy or both for LACC for cervical cancer at middle/advanced stage. Two reviewers screened literature according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, extracted data, and evaluated methodological quality of included studies. Meta-analysis was then performed using RevMan 5.2.6 software. ResultsSix RCTs were included. A descriptive analysis was conducted due to significant heterogeneities among the results of studies. Out of 6 studies, the results of 4 studies showed that hyperthermia increased complete remission rate; the results of 3 studies reported objective effectiveness; while only one study showed statistical significance. Overall survival was reported in all studies, while only one study showed that hyperthermia significantly improved overall survival. Only one study reported 3-year progression-free survival with statistical significance. Two studies reported disease-free survival but only one showed statistical significance. Only two studies reported adverse events, and the data in one study showed acute toxicities of Grade 2-3 were higher for hyperthermia with unclear long-term reaction. ConclusionCurrent evidence is insufficient to confirm the efficacy and safety of hyperthermia for cervical cancer, and large-scale well-designed RCTs are further needed to verify the efficacy and safety of hyperthermia in the combined treatment of cervical cancer.

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