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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Association between cigarette smoking and prognosis in locally advanced cervical carcinoma treated with chemoradiation: A Gynecologic Oncology Group study
Gynecologic Oncology, Volume 103, No. 3, Year 2006
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Objective.: To determine if smoking, a known risk factor for a number of cancers including cervical cancer, is associated with poor prognosis in patients with locally advanced cervical carcinoma treated with chemoradiation. Methods.: Patients with primary, previously untreated, histologically confirmed stage II-B, III-B or IV-A cervical carcinoma participated in a Gynecologic Oncology Group (GOG) phase III study (GOG 165) and were randomly allocated to receive radiation plus either cisplatin or 5-fluorouracil. Smoking behavior was ascertained using an administered questionnaire and by quantifying urine cotinine concentration. Disease progression was defined as a ≥ 50% increase in the cross product of the existing tumor compared with previous assessments. Patients were followed until death. Results.: Of 328 enrolled patients, 12 were ineligible, one was inevaluable for reported smoking status and 40 others were inevaluable for cotinine-derived smoking status. Among evaluable patients, 133 (42%) were reported smokers and 111 (40%) were cotinine-derived smokers. The kappa for agreement between the groups was 0.872 (P < 0.01). Compared with non-smokers, median survival was 15 months shorter for reported smokers and 20 months shorter for cotinine-derived smokers (P < 0.01). After adjusting for covariates, a significant increase in the risk of death (but not disease progression) was observed for reported smokers (hazard ratio [HR]: 1.51; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.01-2.27; P = 0.04) and cotinine-derived smokers (HR: 1.57; 95% CI: 1.03-2.38; P = 0.04). Conclusions.: Smoking predicts worse overall survival in women with locally advanced cervical carcinoma treated with chemoradiation. © 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Darcy, Kathleen M.
Unknown Affiliation
Parham, Groesbeck Preer
United States, Stuttgart
University of Arkansas
Monk, Bradley J.
United States, Orange
Uci Medical Center
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Citations: 57
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.ygyno.2006.05.017
ISSN:
10956859
Research Areas
Cancer
Environmental
Substance Abuse
Participants Gender
Female