Objective: To report the outcomes of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) in
patients with locally advanced cervical cancer, we conducted a retrospective
study of 126 patients. Methods: The electronic chemotherapy prescribing
system was used to identify patients from the West of Scotland Cancer Network who
received NACT over a 5 year period. Baseline characteristic and treatments
details were collected. Association of treatment type and other variables with
overall survival (OS) were analysed using Cox proportional hazards model.
Results: The median follow up was 30 months. Median age was 44 years
(interquartile range 34–54), 86% had squamous pathology and 93% had at least
International Federation of Gynaecology & Obstetrics (FIGO) stage II disease at
diagnosis. 27% had stage IV disease and 30% had para-aortic nodal involvement.
NACT regimens consisted primarily of 3 weekly cisplatin/paclitaxel (63%) or
carboplatin/paclitaxel (35%). 86% of patients subsequently received
chemoradiotherapy (CCRT), 11% radical radiotherapy alone and the remaining
patients progressed or defaulted. Three year OS was 61.8% (95% CI (Confidence
Interval) 53.4–71.6). Survival was poorer in patients with neutrophil lymphocyte
ratio (NLR)
