Fertility-sparing, surgical interventions for low-risk, non-metastatic gestational trophoblastic neoplasia

Boonyapipat, Sathana; Nanthamongkolkul, Kulisara; Saeaib, Nungrutai; Liabsuetrakul, Tippawan

doi:10.1002/14651858.cd014755

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“…This measure was counted as zero in cases of normalization of hCG after the second uterine curettage or hysterectomy. Adverse events were defined based on the definitions of the authors of the included studies; the adverse events included drug toxicity (fatigue, anemia, nausea, and alopecia) [ 19 ], uterine perforation, and unexpected surgical interventions, including emergency hysterectomy and uterine curettage.…”

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Efficacy and Safety of the Surgery-First Approach Compared to the Chemotherapy-First Approach for Treating Low-Risk Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Kamijo,

Ishida,

Oide

et al. 2023

Cureus

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For gestational trophoblastic neoplasia (GTN) affecting women of reproductive age, the chemotherapy-first approach is often preferred over the surgery-first approach. Low-risk GTN is treated with a chemotherapy-first approach, but the number of courses required can affect fertility. A surgery-first approach may decrease the number of chemotherapy courses, but its efficacy and safety compared to a chemotherapy-first approach are unclear. Thus, we investigated the efficacy and safety of the surgery-first approach compared to the chemotherapy-first approach in treating low-risk GTN. We searched the MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, ClinicalTrials.gov , and World Health Organization International Clinical Trials Registry Platform databases for relevant articles in July 2023. A systematic review and meta-analysis of outcome measures were conducted using a random-effects model. The primary outcomes were remission, the mean number of chemotherapy courses required to cure, and adverse events. The certainty of the evidence was evaluated using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation approach. This study protocol was registered in the Open Science Framework ( https://osf.io/kysvn /). Studies for low-risk GTN included a qualitative synthesis (with 2,192 participants and ten studies, eight of which were about second uterine curettage and two about hysterectomy) and a meta-analysis (with 138 participants and two randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that compared first-line treatments of second uterine curettage and chemotherapy). Second uterine curettage may result in little to no difference in remission (risk ratio: 1.00, 95% confidence interval: 0.96-1.05; low certainty) and a slight reduction in adverse events (risk ratio: 0.87, 95% confidence interval: 0.47-1.60; low certainty). The evidence is very uncertain on the mean number of chemotherapy courses (mean difference: 2.84 lower, 95% confidence interval: 7.31 lower to 1.63 higher; very low certainty). Based on clinical outcomes, second uterine curettage can be comparable to the chemotherapy-first approach as a first-line treatment option for low-risk GTN; however, the overall certainty of the evidence was low or very low.

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