Background: Vitamin D and its receptor (VDR) play a crucial role in the development of gynecological cancers. This study aims to evaluate the VDR expression and blood vitamin D 1.25 (OH)2 levels in cervical cancer patients and healthy women.Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. In vitro quantitative examination (ELISA) was used for the measurement of vitamin D 1.25 (OH)2 and Sandwich-ELISA was applied for quantitative determination in vitro concentration of Human VDR in serum.Results: The number of research subjects consisting of 20 cervical cancer patients based on clinical and histopathological results and 20 women without cervical cancer based on clinical and pap smear results. The mean vitamin D 1.25 (OH)2 levels in the cervical cancer group of 209.23 ± 71.476 pg/mL were significantly lower than in the group of normal women of 339.79 ± 139.003 pg/mL (P=.001). The mean VDR expression in the cervical cancer group of 5.38 ± 5.478 ng/mL was significantly higher than the group of normal women of 1.89 ± 1.657 ng/mL (P=.018). The best cut-off value for vitamin D levels is 239.25 pg/mL (sensitivity 70% and specificity 75%). The cut-off value for VDR expression is 2.23 ng/mL (sensitivity 60% and specificity 75%). Low vitamin D levels increase the risk of cervical cancer incidence by 2.7 times greater, and an increase in VDR expression increases the risk of cervical cancer incidence 2 times greater.Conclusions: The study results indicated a higher expression of VDR and lower levels of vitamin D 1.25 (OH)2 in cervical cancer compared to normal women. Low levels of vitamin D increase the risk of cervical cancer incidence by 2.7 times greater, and higher VDR expression increases the risk of cervical cancer incidence 2 times greater.

Introduction: Endometrial cancer is a malignant tumor of primary endometrial epithelium that placed as the sixth most common cancer in women worldwide. The exact cause of it is still unknown although there are several risk factors has been well studied and the incidence rate is increasing every year. The aim of the study is to describe the profile of endometrial cancer patients in third referral hospital in Surabaya based on known risk factors.Methods: We collected data retrospectively through the medical record of outpatients with endometrial cancer diagnosis from January-December 2016. A total of 120 patients were collected and only 95 patients who meet the inclusion criteria. Data about age, age of menarche, status of menopause, parity, Body Mass Index (BMI), history of disease, and family history of cancer were extracted then presented descriptively.Results: From 95 patients, the largest distribution were age 51-60 years old (47,37%), and was diagnosed mostly in women with parity ≤2 (47,37%), postmenopausal status (61,05%), age of menarche ≥ 12 (85,26%), and normal weight (35,79%). Most of patients didn’t have either any history of disease (57,89%) or family history of cancer (89,47%).Conclusion: Most of the endometrial cancer patients in Dr. Soetomo General hospital Surabaya were women aged 51-60 years old with postmenopausal status, age of menarche ≥ 12 years old, number of parities ≤2, and normal weight. The majority of them were also found to have no history of disease and family history of cancer.

Objective:  To compare the successful of the identification of the ureteral orifice at cervical cancer patients who received phenazopyridine orally and to analyze the correlation between hydronephrosis and successful rate for retrograde stenting. Material & Method: This was a comparative experimental study, using phenazopyridine hcl orally prior to cystoscopy to identify the ureteral orifice on cervical cancer patients and to perform retrograde stenting on spotted ureteral orifice. Forty samples provided consent to enroll in this study. Mean age was 49.2 ± 5.16 years. Thirty-four out of 40 samples was confirmed as squamous cell carcinoma type. Results: Chi-square test demonstrated no significant differentiation in finding ureteral orifice between treatment and control group on stage 3B (p = 0.408). However, result shown conversely on stage 4A (p = 0.046). There was no significant disparity in conducting retrograde stenting between treatment and control group on stage 2B and 3B (p = 0.221 and p = 0.197). There was no significant correlation between hydronephrosis gradation and retrograde stenting on control group (p = 0.144). Conclusion: Administration of phenazopyridine HCL orally in cervical cancer patients increase success for ureteral orifice identification and retrograde stenting, but not statistically significant. There is no correlation between hydronephrosis with a success retrograde stenting.Keywords: Cervical cancer, hydronephrosis, phenazopyridine hcl, ureteral orifice, retrograde stenting.

Objective: To analyze the effect of curcumin in VEGF expression on Rattus norvegicus cervical cancer cell xenograft model.Methods: An experimental study with randomized post test only control group design. The subjects were Rattus norvegicus (Sprague Dawley), inoculated with He-la cervical cancer cells from American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) processed in stem cell laboratory Institute of Tropical Disease (ITD) Airlangga University. 5x106 of He-La cells were injected subcutaneously in dorsal flank area of Rattus norvegicus. After 30 days of observation we performed histopathological examination of xenograft tissue and randomized into 2 groups which were given curcumin orally 1000 mg/kg (curcumin group) vs. no therapy (control group). After another 30 days the xenograft tissue was dissected and underwent immunochemistry examination for VEGF expression.Results: 32 samples of Rattus norvegicus were divided into 2 groups, In curcumin group the VEGF median expression was 2,2 (0,3-7,6) and in control group the VEGF median expression was 6,6 (1,2-12). There was a statistically significant difference with p value =0,009 with Mann Whitney test (p<0,05).Conclusion: VEGF expression in Rattus norvegicus xenograft model of cervical cancer was suppressed by giving Curcumin 1000 mg/kgBB orally.

Background: Endometrial cancer is the sixth most common malignancy incidence in women worldwide. The surgical staging in endometrial cancer management such as bilateral salpingooophorectomy and lymphadenectomy is not a routine procedure for all endometrial cancer patients. Therefore, a biomarker to estimate the presence of endometrial cancer metastases to adnexa and lymph nodes is needed. This study aims to find out the level of cancer antigen 125 (CA-125) in endometrial cancer endometrioid type and the relationship between the level of CA-125 and the incidence of adnexal metastases, lymph node metastases, clinical stage, and myometrial invasion.Methods: This observational analytic study used a direct observational design. The in-vitro quantitative examination was performed to measure CA-125 levels using CA-125 Advia Centaur CA-125 Kit. Fischer exact test used to analyzed CA-125 levels with the subject characteristics. All the statistical analyses were performed using SPSS v. 21.0.Results: Of the 30 research subjects with the characteristics of the most age groups of 51–60 years (60%), with the most multiparous parity (73.3%), grade III (43.3%), myometrial invasion > 50% by 66.7%, early-stage (63.3%), the incidence of adnexal metastases (30%), and the incidence of lymph node (LN) metastases (10%), a significant relationship between CA-125 levels and lymph node (LN) metastases was found with a p = 0.041 and the phi association of 0.016 and between CA-125 levels and adnexal metastases with a p = 0.035 and the phi association of 0.026. There was also a significant relationship between CA-125 levels and the clinical stage (advanced stage) with p = 0.004 and the phi association of 0.002. There is no significant relationship with a p = 0.702 and a phi association value of -0.098.Conclusions: CA-125 can be used as a tumor marker to predict the presence of extrauterine metastases (adnexa & lymph nodes).