Evaluation of treatment results and prognostic factors in cervix cancer patients treated with radiotherapy

Objective: Radiotherapy (RT) is an effective treatment for cervical cancer. The aim of this study is to survey the results of RT of cervical cancer patients in terms of prognostic factors. Material and Methods: In our clinic, a total of 142 adjuvant and definitive RT implemented, stage IB-IVA cervical carcinoma patients were retrospectively analyzed. Mean follow-up time was 30 months. Treatment-related side effects, survival and prognostic factors were evaluated. Results: In this study, for the evaluation of all patients for RT, age, stage, pretreatment hemoglobin levels, total irradiation time, concomitant chemotherapy, lymphovascular invasion status, diameter of the tumor and post-radiotherapy residual tumor were determined as effective prognostic factors for survival. There were no significant difference between patients treated with adjuvant and definitive RT in terms of side effects of RT. Conclusion: In the treatment of cervical cancer, RT can be tolerated with acceptable rate of complications and is an effective treatment. There is a need for prospective studies involving large number of patients in the evaluation of side effects.